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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 21:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:49
- 3♂︎ Mars07:49 – 09:11
- 4☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:32
- 5♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:19
- 10♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:41
- 11☉︎ Sun18:41 – 20:02
- 12♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:02
- 2☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 23:58
- 5♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:37
- 6☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 01:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 02:33
- 9☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 03:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:28
- 12♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 21:24: the day lasts 16h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 7h 43m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:06 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.