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, 12 November 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:06
- 2♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:37
- 4☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 15:58
- 11☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:44
- 2♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:58
- 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:24
- 9♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:38
- 10☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:53
- 11♀︎ Venus05:53 – 07:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 12 November 2028, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:20 to 09:06: 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.