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 Friday, 14 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:06
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:30
- 3☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 11:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:37
- 6♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:27
- 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 16:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:51
- 2☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:09
- 3♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 00:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 01:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:55
- 9☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:12
- 10♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:47
- 12☽︎ Moon07:47 – 09:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 14 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:06 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:06 to 09:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.