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, 14 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:22
- 2♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 09:05
- 4☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 13:11
- 7♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:33
- 8☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:55
- 9♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:39
- 11☽︎ Moon18:39 – 20:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:01
- 2♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:39
- 3☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:17
- 4♀︎ Venus23:17 – 23:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:33
- 6☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 03:43
- 11♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 14 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 16h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 7h 37m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:00 to 06:22: 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.