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 Monday, 4 February 2030: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:03
- 4♂︎ Mars11:03 – 11:50
- 5☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:38
- 6♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:12
- 8☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:34
- 11♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:22
- 12☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:09
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:34
- 3☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 00:12
- 6♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:24
- 7☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 05:02
- 10☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 4 February 2030, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:41 to 09:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.