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, 14 July 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 21:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:56
- 3☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:36
- 8♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:16
- 10☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:36 – 19:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 21:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:16 – 21:56
- 2☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:37
- 3♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 23:57
- 5☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 03:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:37
- 12☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 14 July 2028, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 21:16: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 8h 01m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:16 to 06:36: 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.