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 Saturday, 16 February 2030: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:02
- 3♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:53
- 4☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:25
- 7☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:57
- 10♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:48
- 11☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:39
- 12♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:39
- 2☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:57 – 23:06
- 5♂︎ Mars23:06 – 00:15
- 6☉︎ Sun00:15 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:42
- 9☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 06:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:09
- 12♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 16 February 2030, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:20 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.