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 Wednesday, 4 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:59
- 7♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:45
- 12♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:45
- 2♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 01:00
- 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 4 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:16 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.