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 Tuesday, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:21
- 2☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:43
- 3♀︎ Venus07:43 – 09:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 10:27
- 5☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 13:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 14:33
- 8♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:55
- 9☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:17
- 10♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 20:01
- 12☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 22:39
- 3♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:17
- 4☉︎ Sun23:17 – 23:55
- 5♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:11
- 7☽︎ Moon01:11 – 01:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:05
- 10♂︎ Mars03:05 – 03:43
- 11☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:21
- 12♀︎ Venus04:21 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 16h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 7h 36m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:59 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.