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, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:39
- 9♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 18:10
- 11☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:26
- 2♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:10
- 3☉︎ Sun22:10 – 22:54
- 4♀︎ Venus22:54 – 23:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:23
- 6☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:33 to 06:49: 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.