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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:30
- 3♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:21
- 4☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:12
- 5♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:19
- 11☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:11
- 12♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:11
- 2☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:13
- 9☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:40
- 12♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:47 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.