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, 4 March 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:44
- 2☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:31
- 5♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:23
- 7♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 18:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:30
- 9♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:38
- 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 4 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:49 to 08:44: 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.