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, 14 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:49
- 5♀︎ Venus10:49 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:54
- 10♂︎ Mars16:54 – 18:07
- 11☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:20
- 12♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:20
- 2☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 22:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:41
- 5♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:28
- 6☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 02:50
- 9☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:12
- 12♂︎ Mars05:12 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 14 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 07:10: 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.