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, 15 August 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:12
- 2☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:25
- 3♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:50
- 5☽︎ Moon10:50 – 12:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 13:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:27
- 8♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:39
- 9☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:52
- 10♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:17
- 12☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:05
- 3♂︎ Mars22:05 – 22:52
- 4☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:40
- 5♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:15
- 7☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 02:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:26
- 11☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:14
- 12♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 15 August 2028, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:00 to 07:12: 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.