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, 6 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 21:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:24
- 2♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:52
- 9♀︎ Venus15:52 – 17:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:34
- 11☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 21:55
- 2♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:34
- 3☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:13
- 4♀︎ Venus23:13 – 23:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:06
- 10☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 6 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 21:17: the day lasts 16h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 7h 45m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:02 to 06:24: 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.