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, 17 November 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 09:57
- 3☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:40
- 8♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:38
- 2☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:54
- 3♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 02:12
- 8♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:43
- 10♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:14
- 12☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 17 November 2028, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:28 to 09:13: 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.