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, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 08:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:29
- 4♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:45
- 5☉︎ Sun10:45 – 12:01
- 6♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:32
- 8☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 17:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:20
- 11♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:35
- 12☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:51
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:20
- 3☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:33
- 6♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:17
- 7☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:01
- 8♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:30
- 10☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 04:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:42 to 06:57: 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.