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, 4 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 07:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 08:52
- 3♂︎ Mars08:52 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 11:03
- 5♀︎ Venus11:03 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:14
- 7☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:31
- 10♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:36
- 11☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:42
- 12♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:42
- 2☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:24
- 5♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:19
- 6☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:13
- 7♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:02
- 9☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:45
- 12♂︎ Mars05:45 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:41 to 07:47: 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.