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 Wednesday, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 21:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:21
- 2☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 13:12
- 7♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:56
- 9☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 20:02
- 12♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:02
- 2♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:18
- 4☽︎ Moon23:18 – 23:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:28
- 9♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 03:44
- 11☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 21:24: 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?
Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.