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, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 07:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 08:56
- 3♂︎ Mars08:56 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 11:00
- 5♀︎ Venus11:00 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:12
- 11☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:14
- 12♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:14
- 2☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:05
- 7♀︎ Venus01:05 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:55
- 12♂︎ Mars05:55 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:52 to 07:54: 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.