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, 23 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 21:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:22
- 2☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:45
- 3♀︎ Venus07:45 – 09:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:29
- 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:35
- 8♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:57
- 9☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:19
- 10♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 20:03
- 12☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 22:41
- 3♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:19
- 4☉︎ Sun23:19 – 23:57
- 5♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:13
- 7☽︎ Moon01:13 – 01:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:07
- 10♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:45
- 11☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:23
- 12♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 23 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 05:01, lasts 7h 35m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.