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 Saturday, 20 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:16
- 3♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:17
- 4☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:21
- 10♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:22
- 11☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:22
- 12♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:22
- 2☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:19
- 6☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:13
- 12♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 20 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:15 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.