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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:40
- 2♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:22
- 4☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:45
- 8☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:36
- 9♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:09
- 2♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:46
- 6☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:14
- 9♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:23
- 10☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:32
- 11♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:49 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.