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 Friday, 3 March 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:41
- 3☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:23
- 7☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:10
- 10☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 18:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:01
- 2☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:05
- 3♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:30
- 9☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:35
- 10♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 3 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:50 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.