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 Monday, 22 November 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:46
- 4♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:29
- 5☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:13
- 6♀︎ Venus12:13 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:40
- 8☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:51
- 11♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:34
- 12☉︎ Sun16:34 – 17:18
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:51
- 3☽︎ Moon19:51 – 21:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:41
- 6♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:57
- 7☉︎ Sun00:57 – 02:14
- 8♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:47
- 10☽︎ Moon04:47 – 06:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 22 November 2027, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:35 to 09:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.