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, 23 February 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:46
- 4♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:39
- 5☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:31
- 6♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:17
- 8☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:56
- 11♂︎ Mars16:56 – 17:49
- 12☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:42
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:56
- 3☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:16
- 6♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:23
- 7☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:30
- 8♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:44
- 10☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 23 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:07 to 09:00: 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.