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 Monday, 2 February 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:44
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:04
- 4♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:51
- 5☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:38
- 6♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:11
- 8☽︎ Moon14:11 – 14:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:32
- 11♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:19
- 12☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:05
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:32
- 3☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:11
- 6♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:24
- 7☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 05:03
- 10☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 2 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:44 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:44 to 09:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.