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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:21
- 3☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:02
- 6♂︎ Mars12:02 – 12:56
- 7☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:24
- 2☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:31
- 3♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:03
- 8♂︎ Mars02:03 – 03:10
- 9☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:16
- 10♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:29
- 12☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:34 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.