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 Sunday, 30 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:49
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:47
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:35
- 2♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:06
- 4☽︎ Moon11:06 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:28
- 11☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 17:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:13
- 2♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:27
- 3☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:41
- 4♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 05:05
- 10☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:19
- 11♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 30 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:49 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:47, lasts 14h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:49 to 09:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.