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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:59
- 2☉︎ Sun06:59 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:45
- 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 12:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:32
- 8♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:47
- 9☉︎ Sun15:47 – 17:03
- 10♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:34
- 12☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 21:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:19
- 3♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:03
- 4☉︎ Sun23:03 – 23:48
- 5♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:17
- 7☽︎ Moon01:17 – 02:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 02:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:31
- 10♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:00
- 12♀︎ Venus05:00 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:43 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.