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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:27
- 12♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:28
- 2♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:31 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.