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 Wednesday, 16 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:12
- 2☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:44
- 5♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:06
- 9☽︎ Moon15:06 – 15:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:38
- 12♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:38
- 2♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:57
- 4☽︎ Moon21:57 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:43
- 9♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 16 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:21 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.