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, 1 March 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:49
- 2☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:33
- 5♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:23
- 7♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 17:58
- 12♂︎ Mars17:58 – 18:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:58
- 2♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:08
- 4☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:32
- 9♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:42
- 11☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 1 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:54 to 08:49: 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.