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 Tuesday, 23 January 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:57
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:55
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:57 – 09:41
- 2☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:25
- 3♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 11:54
- 5☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:07
- 8♂︎ Mars14:07 – 14:51
- 9☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:05
- 12☽︎ Moon17:05 – 17:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 19:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:20
- 3♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:51
- 5♀︎ Venus22:51 – 00:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 01:22
- 7☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 05:09
- 10♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:24
- 11☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:40
- 12♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 23 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:57 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:55, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:57 to 09:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.