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 Monday, 17 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 09:15
- 4♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:32
- 5☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:50
- 6♀︎ Venus11:50 – 13:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:25
- 8☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 17:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:18
- 11♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:36
- 12☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:18
- 3☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:25
- 6♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:07
- 7☉︎ Sun01:07 – 01:49
- 8♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:14
- 10☽︎ Moon03:14 – 03:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 17 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:22 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.