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 Wednesday, 10 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:20
- 2☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:47
- 5♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:03
- 9☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:30
- 12♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:30
- 2♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:52
- 4☽︎ Moon21:52 – 23:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:08
- 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 10 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:31 to 09:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.