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, 28 March 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 09:03
- 3♂︎ Mars09:03 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:26
- 10♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:29
- 11☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:33
- 12♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:33
- 2☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:22
- 5♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:19
- 6☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:58
- 12♂︎ Mars05:58 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 28 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:56 to 08:00: 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.
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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.