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 Friday, 6 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:13
- 3☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:37
- 6♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:25
- 7☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 15:49
- 10☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:24
- 2☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:36
- 3♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 23:00
- 5☽︎ Moon23:00 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:36
- 8♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:48
- 9☉︎ Sun03:48 – 05:00
- 10♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:24
- 12☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 14h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:38 to 09:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.