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 Wednesday, 18 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:08
- 2☽︎ Moon09:08 – 09:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:08
- 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 16:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:42
- 12♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:42
- 2♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:59
- 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:41
- 9♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:58
- 11☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 18 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:17 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.