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 Monday, 1 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:39
- 4♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:34
- 5☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:29
- 6♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:18
- 8☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:02
- 11♂︎ Mars17:02 – 17:57
- 12☉︎ Sun17:57 – 18:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:02
- 3☽︎ Moon21:02 – 22:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:17
- 6♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:22
- 7☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:28
- 8♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:38
- 10☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 1 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:55 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.