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, 15 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:13
- 2☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:04
- 3♀︎ Venus10:04 – 10:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:44
- 5☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:16
- 8♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:06
- 9☉︎ Sun15:06 – 15:56
- 10♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:37
- 12☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:46
- 3♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:56
- 4☉︎ Sun21:56 – 23:05
- 5♀︎ Venus23:05 – 00:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 01:24
- 7☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:53
- 10♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:02
- 11☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:12
- 12♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 15 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:23 to 09:13: 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.