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 Sunday, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:27
- 2♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:29
- 8☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:49
- 9♀︎ Venus15:49 – 17:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:30
- 11☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 21:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 21:51
- 2♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:30
- 3☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:10
- 4♀︎ Venus23:10 – 23:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:29
- 6☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:46
- 11♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 16h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 7h 54m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:06 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.