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, 19 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:37
- 2☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:44
- 9☽︎ Moon15:44 – 17:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:38
- 12♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:38
- 2♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:02
- 4☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 03:54
- 11☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 19 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 15h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:19 to 06:37: 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.