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 Tuesday, 24 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:22
- 2☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:32
- 3♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:53
- 5☽︎ Moon10:53 – 12:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:23
- 8♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:33
- 9☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:43
- 10♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 19:03
- 12☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:53
- 3♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:43
- 4☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:33
- 5♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:13
- 7☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 02:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:44
- 10♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:34
- 11☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:24
- 12♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 24 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:12 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.