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, 13 December 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:02
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 09:03
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:43
- 2☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:44
- 5♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:27
- 12♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:27
- 2♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:45
- 9♀︎ Venus03:45 – 05:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:24
- 11☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 09:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 13 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:02 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:03, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:02 to 09:43: 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.