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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:12
- 4♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:07
- 5☉︎ Sun11:07 – 12:02
- 6♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:52
- 8☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:36
- 11♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:31
- 12☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:36
- 3☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:52
- 6♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:58
- 7☉︎ Sun00:58 – 02:03
- 8♀︎ Venus02:03 – 03:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:13
- 10☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:28 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.