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 Sunday, 19 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:32
- 2♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:40
- 9♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:19
- 2♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:19
- 10☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 19 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:39 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.