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 Saturday, 24 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 08:04
- 3♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:40
- 5♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:11
- 10♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:30
- 11☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:48
- 12♀︎ Venus19:48 – 21:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 21:48
- 2☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 23:54
- 5♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:17
- 7♀︎ Venus01:17 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:41
- 9☽︎ Moon02:41 – 03:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:47
- 12♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 24 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:27 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.