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 Saturday, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:48
- 3♂︎ Mars07:48 – 09:08
- 4☉︎ Sun09:08 – 10:28
- 5♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 17:09
- 10♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:30
- 11☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:50
- 12♀︎ Venus19:50 – 21:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 21:50
- 2☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 23:49
- 5♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:28
- 6☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 01:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 03:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:27
- 12♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 16h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 7h 56m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:07 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.