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, 31 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:45
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:19
- 3♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:06
- 4☉︎ Sun11:06 – 11:52
- 5♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:24
- 7☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 14:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:57 – 15:43
- 10♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:29
- 11☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:16
- 12♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:16
- 2☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:56
- 5♂︎ Mars22:56 – 00:10
- 6☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:51
- 9☽︎ Moon03:51 – 05:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:32
- 12♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 31 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:45, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:47 to 09:33: 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.