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 Monday, 20 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 08:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 09:20
- 4♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:39
- 5☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:58
- 6♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:36
- 8☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 17:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:33
- 11♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:52
- 12☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:11 – 21:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:33
- 3☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 23:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:36
- 6♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:17
- 7☉︎ Sun01:17 – 01:58
- 8♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:21
- 10☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 20 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 15h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 8h 13m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:23 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.