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, 3 December 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:52
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:33
- 2♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 10:56
- 4☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 15:46
- 11☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:28
- 2♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:47
- 3☉︎ Sun19:47 – 21:05
- 4♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:38
- 9♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:57
- 10☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:16
- 11♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 3 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:52 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:52 to 09:33: 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.