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, 27 February 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:58 – 08:53
- 2☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:47
- 3♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:35
- 5☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:18
- 8♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:12
- 9☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:06
- 10♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 17:55
- 12☽︎ Moon17:55 – 18:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 19:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 21:00
- 3♂︎ Mars21:00 – 22:06
- 4☉︎ Sun22:06 – 23:12
- 5♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:23
- 7☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:39
- 10♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:45
- 11☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:51
- 12♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 27 February 2029, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:58 to 08:53: 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.