Planetary hours
in Aktobe.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:28
- 2♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:16
- 3☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:03
- 4♀︎ Venus11:03 – 11:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 12:38
- 6☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 14:59
- 9♂︎ Mars14:59 – 15:47
- 10☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:34
- 11♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:08
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:46
- 4♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:59
- 5☉︎ Sun22:59 – 00:11
- 6♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:37
- 8☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 05:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:14
- 11♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:27
- 12☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:41 to 09:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.