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, 15 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:46 – 07:49
- 2☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:52
- 3♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:59
- 5☽︎ Moon10:59 – 12:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 13:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 14:09
- 8♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:12
- 9☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:15
- 10♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:22
- 12☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:19
- 3♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:16
- 4☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:12
- 5♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 01:06
- 7☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 03:57
- 10♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:54
- 11☉︎ Sun04:54 – 05:51
- 12♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:46 to 07:49: 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.