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, 29 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 09:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:48
- 6♂︎ Mars11:48 – 13:08
- 7☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:28
- 8♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 17:09
- 10☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:49 – 21:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:09 – 21:49
- 2☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:29
- 3♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 23:48
- 5☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:28
- 9☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:07
- 10♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:27
- 12☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 29 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 16h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 7h 58m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:08 to 06:28: 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.