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 Sunday, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:54 – 07:55
- 2♀︎ Venus07:55 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:59
- 4☽︎ Moon09:59 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:07
- 9♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:10
- 11☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:12
- 2♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:11
- 3☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:09
- 4♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:06
- 6☽︎ Moon00:06 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 02:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 04:58
- 11♀︎ Venus04:58 – 05:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:54 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.