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, 18 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:02
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 09:02
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:02 – 09:46
- 2☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:29
- 3♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:12 – 11:55
- 5☽︎ Moon11:55 – 12:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:04
- 8♂︎ Mars14:04 – 14:47
- 9☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:30
- 10♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 16:57
- 12☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:13
- 3♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:30
- 4☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:47
- 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 00:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 01:21
- 7☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 05:11
- 10♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:28
- 11☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:45
- 12♀︎ Venus07:45 – 09:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 18 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:02 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 8h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:02, lasts 15h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:02 to 09:46: 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.