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 Friday, 19 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:17
- 3☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:19
- 6♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:19
- 7☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:20
- 10☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:21
- 2☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:20
- 3♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:17
- 9☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:16
- 10♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 19 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:17 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.