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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:08
- 7☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:54
- 10☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:25
- 2☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:09
- 3♀︎ Venus22:09 – 22:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:38
- 5☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:36
- 9☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:49
- 12☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:35 to 06:50: 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.