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, 27 March 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:05
- 3☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:26
- 10☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:31
- 2☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:28
- 3♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:22
- 5☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:12
- 8♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:06
- 10♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:00
- 12☽︎ Moon06:00 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 27 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:59 to 08:02: 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.