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 Tuesday, 21 March 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:12
- 2☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:13
- 3♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:16
- 5☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 14:19
- 8♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:21
- 9☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:22
- 10♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:24
- 12☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:23
- 3♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:21
- 4☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:20
- 5♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:17
- 7☽︎ Moon01:17 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:13
- 10♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:11
- 11☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:10
- 12♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 21 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:11 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.