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 Wednesday, 5 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:10
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:51
- 2☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 11:54
- 5♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:41
- 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 20:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:19
- 4☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:32
- 11☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 5 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:10 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 15h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:10 to 09:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.