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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:37
- 4☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:50
- 5♀︎ Venus10:50 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:52
- 10♂︎ Mars16:52 – 18:05
- 11☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:18
- 12♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:18
- 2☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 22:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:40
- 5♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:28
- 6☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:13
- 12♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:59 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.