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, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:59
- 2♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:22
- 8☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:36
- 9♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 18:03
- 11☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:17
- 2♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:03
- 3☉︎ Sun22:03 – 22:49
- 4♀︎ Venus22:49 – 23:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:21
- 6☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:11
- 11♀︎ Venus04:11 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 06:59: 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.