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, 24 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:56
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:55
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:25
- 3♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:09
- 4☉︎ Sun11:09 – 11:54
- 5♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:23
- 7☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:37
- 10♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:21
- 11☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:06
- 12♀︎ Venus17:06 – 17:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 19:05
- 2☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:22
- 7♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:53
- 9☽︎ Moon03:53 – 05:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:39
- 12♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 24 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:56 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:55, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:56 to 09:40: 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.