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, 3 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:46
- 2☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:41
- 3♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:32
- 5☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:18
- 8♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:14
- 9☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:09
- 10♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:00
- 12☽︎ Moon18:00 – 18:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 20:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 21:04
- 3♂︎ Mars21:04 – 22:09
- 4☉︎ Sun22:09 – 23:13
- 5♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:22
- 7☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:35
- 10♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:40
- 11☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:44
- 12♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 3 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:51 to 08:46: 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.