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 Wednesday, 12 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:45
- 2☽︎ Moon06:45 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:40
- 9☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:30
- 12♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:30
- 2♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 22:56
- 4☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 12 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.