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, 18 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:08
- 2♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:00
- 3☉︎ Sun10:00 – 10:51
- 4♀︎ Venus10:51 – 11:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:34
- 6☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:08
- 9♂︎ Mars15:08 – 15:59
- 10☉︎ Sun15:59 – 16:50
- 11♀︎ Venus16:50 – 17:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 21:58
- 4♂︎ Mars21:58 – 23:07
- 5☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:15
- 6♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:33
- 8☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:58
- 11♂︎ Mars05:58 – 07:07
- 12☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Thursday, 18 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:17 to 09:08: 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.