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, 16 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:35
- 3☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:02
- 6♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:38
- 10☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:06 – 20:57
- 2☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:47
- 3♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:29
- 5☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:01
- 8♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:42
- 10♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 16 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:16 to 07:25: 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.