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, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:32
- 2☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:40
- 3♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 12:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:18
- 8♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:25
- 9☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:33
- 10♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:48
- 12☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 20:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:41
- 3♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:33
- 4☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:26
- 5♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:11
- 7☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 02:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 03:49
- 10♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:41
- 11☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:34
- 12♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:25 to 07:32: 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.