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 Sunday, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:25
- 2♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:01
- 4☽︎ Moon11:01 – 11:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:25
- 7♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:01
- 9♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:37
- 11☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:25
- 2♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:37
- 3☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:49
- 4♀︎ Venus21:49 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 00:12
- 6☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:48
- 9♂︎ Mars03:48 – 05:00
- 10☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:11
- 11♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:36 to 09:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.