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, 10 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:05
- 6♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:13
- 7☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:35
- 10☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 19:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:49
- 2☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:42
- 3♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:27
- 5☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:04
- 8♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:34
- 12☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 10 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:28 to 07:36: 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.