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 Friday, 6 March 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:37
- 3☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:04
- 2☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:07
- 3♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:14
- 5☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:28
- 9☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:32
- 10♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:39
- 12☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 6 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:44 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.