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 Tuesday, 17 February 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:10
- 2☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:01
- 3♀︎ Venus10:01 – 10:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:43
- 5☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:16
- 8♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:07
- 9☉︎ Sun15:07 – 15:58
- 10♀︎ Venus15:58 – 16:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 17:40
- 12☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:49
- 3♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:58
- 4☉︎ Sun21:58 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 01:24
- 7☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:50
- 10♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:59
- 11☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:08
- 12♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:18 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.