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, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:33
- 3☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:39
- 10☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:08 – 20:58
- 2☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:49
- 3♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:29
- 5☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:50
- 9☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:41
- 10♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:21
- 12☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:14 to 07:23: 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.