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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:58
- 3☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:36
- 8♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:15
- 10☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 21:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:14 – 21:54
- 2☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:35
- 3♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 23:56
- 5☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:38
- 9☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:19
- 10♀︎ Venus03:19 – 03:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:40
- 12☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 15h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 8h 06m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:19 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.