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, 9 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:37
- 2♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:51
- 4☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:13
- 7♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:20
- 8☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:27
- 9♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:42
- 11☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 19:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 20:49
- 2♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:41
- 3☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:34
- 4♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:19
- 6☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:42
- 11♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 9 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:29 to 07:37: 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.