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, 23 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:33
- 2♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:46
- 9♀︎ Venus15:46 – 17:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:24
- 11☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 21:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 21:42
- 2♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:23
- 3☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:04
- 4♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:26
- 6☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:51
- 11♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 23 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 15h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 8h 12m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:33: 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.