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, 22 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:57 – 07:58
- 2☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:59
- 3♀︎ Venus08:59 – 10:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 12:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 13:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:04
- 8♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:05
- 9☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:06
- 10♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:08
- 12☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 21:07
- 3♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:07
- 4☉︎ Sun22:07 – 23:06
- 5♀︎ Venus23:06 – 00:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 04:01
- 10♂︎ Mars04:01 – 05:00
- 11☉︎ Sun05:00 – 05:59
- 12♀︎ Venus05:59 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:57 to 07:58: 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.