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, 1 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:55
- 2♀︎ Venus06:55 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:17
- 7♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:33
- 8☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:49
- 9♀︎ Venus15:49 – 17:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:22
- 11☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 21:39
- 2♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:22
- 3☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:06
- 4♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:34
- 6☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:45
- 9♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:29
- 10☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 04:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 1 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:38 to 06:55: 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.