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, 24 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:58
- 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:09
- 7☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:21
- 8♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:44
- 10☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:07
- 2☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:55
- 3♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:32
- 5☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:45
- 9☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:10
- 12☽︎ Moon05:10 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:00 to 07:11: 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.