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 Thursday, 20 January 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:01
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 09:00
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:44
- 2♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:28
- 3☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:11
- 4♀︎ Venus11:11 – 11:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:55 – 12:38
- 6☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 14:49
- 9♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:32
- 10☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:16
- 11♀︎ Venus16:16 – 16:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 17:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 20:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:32
- 4♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:48
- 5☉︎ Sun22:48 – 00:05
- 6♀︎ Venus00:05 – 01:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:38
- 8☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 05:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:27
- 11♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:43
- 12☉︎ Sun07:43 – 09:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Thursday, 20 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:01 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 8h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:00, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:01 to 09:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.