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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 12:02
- 6♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:15
- 7☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:28
- 8♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:53
- 10☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:19
- 2☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:07
- 3♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:41
- 5☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:03
- 8♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:50
- 9☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:12
- 12☽︎ Moon05:12 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:58 to 07:11: 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.