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 Saturday, 5 February 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:15
- 3♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:02
- 4☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:50
- 5♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:25
- 7☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:47
- 10♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:35
- 11☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:22
- 12♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:22
- 2☽︎ Moon19:22 – 20:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:59
- 5♂︎ Mars22:59 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:49
- 9☽︎ Moon03:49 – 05:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:26
- 12♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 5 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:40 to 09:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.