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 Monday, 27 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:19 – 09:31
- 4♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:44
- 5☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:56
- 6♀︎ Venus11:56 – 13:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:21
- 8☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:59
- 11♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:11
- 12☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 21:58
- 3☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:21
- 6♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:08
- 7☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:55
- 8♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:30
- 10☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 27 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:54 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.