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, 15 November 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 09:55
- 3♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:10
- 10♂︎ Mars15:10 – 15:55
- 11☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:40
- 12♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 22:26
- 5♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:56
- 7♀︎ Venus00:56 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 07:11
- 12♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 15 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:24 to 09:09: 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.