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, 21 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:34
- 2♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:26
- 8☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:45
- 9♀︎ Venus15:45 – 17:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:22
- 11☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 21:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:41
- 2♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:22
- 3☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:03
- 4♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:26
- 6☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 21 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:16 to 06:34: 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.