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 Monday, 28 February 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:41
- 4♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:35
- 5☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:29
- 6♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:18
- 8☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:01
- 11♂︎ Mars17:01 – 17:55
- 12☉︎ Sun17:55 – 18:50
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:50 – 19:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 21:01
- 3☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:17
- 6♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:23
- 7☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:28
- 8♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:39
- 10☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 28 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:58 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.