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, 21 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 21:25
- 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 – 07:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:35
- 8☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:57
- 9♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:41
- 11☽︎ Moon18:41 – 20:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:03
- 2♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:41
- 3☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:19
- 4♀︎ Venus23:19 – 23:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:35
- 6☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:06
- 10☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 21 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 21:25: the day lasts 16h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 7h 35m: 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.