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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:56
- 2♀︎ Venus06:56 – 08:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:28
- 4☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:16
- 7♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:33
- 8☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:49
- 9♀︎ Venus15:49 – 17:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:21
- 11☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:37
- 2♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:21
- 3☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:05
- 4♀︎ Venus23:05 – 23:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:33
- 6☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:45
- 9♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:29
- 10☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:13
- 11♀︎ Venus04:13 – 04:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:40 to 06:56: 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.