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, 29 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:28
- 2♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:46
- 4☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:11
- 7♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:20
- 8☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:28
- 9♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:45
- 11☽︎ Moon17:45 – 18:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 20:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 20:54
- 2♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:46
- 3☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:37
- 4♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:20
- 6☽︎ Moon00:20 – 01:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:55
- 9♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:47
- 10☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 29 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:28: 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.