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, 2 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:03 – 08:51
- 2♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 16:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:57
- 2♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:30
- 10☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 2 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:03 to 08:51: 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.