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, 28 October 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:54 – 08:44
- 2☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:34
- 3♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:14
- 5☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:34
- 9☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:24
- 10♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:04
- 12☽︎ Moon17:04 – 17:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:14
- 3♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:24
- 4☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:35
- 5♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 02:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 03:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:25
- 10♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:36
- 11☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:46
- 12♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 28 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:54 to 08:44: 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.