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 Sunday, 28 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:00
- 2♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 10:07
- 4☽︎ Moon10:07 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:16
- 7♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:20
- 8☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:23
- 9♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:29
- 11☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:32
- 2♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:29
- 3☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:19
- 6☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:08
- 9♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:05
- 10☉︎ Sun04:05 – 05:02
- 11♀︎ Venus05:02 – 05:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 28 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:57 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.