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, 19 February 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 09:59
- 3♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:50
- 4☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:25
- 7☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:00
- 10♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:51
- 11☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:43
- 12♀︎ Venus17:43 – 18:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:42
- 2☽︎ Moon19:42 – 20:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 23:07
- 5♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:16
- 6☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:41
- 9☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:05
- 12♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 19 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:16 to 09:07: 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.