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 Saturday, 21 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:55
- 3♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:48
- 4☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:40
- 5♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:25
- 7☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:02
- 10♂︎ Mars16:02 – 16:54
- 11☉︎ Sun16:54 – 17:46
- 12♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:46
- 2☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 22:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:16
- 6☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:39
- 9☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:01
- 12♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 21 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:11 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.