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 Sunday, 27 February 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:54
- 2♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:42
- 4☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:18
- 8☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:12
- 9♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 17:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 18:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:54
- 2♂︎ Mars19:54 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 22:05
- 4♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:35
- 9♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:40
- 10☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:46
- 11♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 27 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:00 to 08:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.