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, 22 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:14
- 4♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:15
- 5☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:17
- 6♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:19
- 8☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:23
- 11♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:25
- 12☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:23
- 3☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:19
- 6♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:17
- 7☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:16
- 8♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:12
- 10☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 22 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:10 to 08:11: 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.