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, 8 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:35 – 09:24
- 2☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:12
- 3♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 11:48
- 5☽︎ Moon11:48 – 12:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:02
- 9☉︎ Sun15:02 – 15:50
- 10♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:27
- 12☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:38
- 3♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:50
- 4☉︎ Sun21:50 – 23:01
- 5♀︎ Venus23:01 – 00:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:24
- 7☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:59
- 10♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:10
- 11☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:22
- 12♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 8 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:35 to 09:24: 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.