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 March 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:14
- 3♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:15
- 4☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:16
- 5♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:22
- 10♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:23
- 11☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:24
- 12♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:24
- 2☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:20
- 5♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:19
- 6☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:17
- 7♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:11
- 12♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:10
Other cities · Kazakhstan
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 21 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:12 to 08:13: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.