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, 1 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:32
- 2♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:05
- 4☽︎ Moon11:05 – 11:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:25
- 7♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 14:58
- 9♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:31
- 11☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:17
- 2♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:30
- 3☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:44
- 4♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:50
- 9♂︎ Mars03:50 – 05:04
- 10☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:17
- 11♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 1 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:45 to 09:32: 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.