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, 20 February 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:04
- 2☉︎ Sun09:04 – 09:56
- 3♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:41
- 5☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:17
- 8♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:09
- 9☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:01
- 10♀︎ Venus16:01 – 16:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 17:45
- 12☽︎ Moon17:45 – 18:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:53
- 3♂︎ Mars20:53 – 22:00
- 4☉︎ Sun22:00 – 23:08
- 5♀︎ Venus23:08 – 00:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:24
- 7☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:47
- 10♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:55
- 11☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:03
- 12♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:10
Other cities · Kazakhstan
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 20 February 2029, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:12 to 09:04: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.