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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:37
- 3♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:16
- 5♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:21
- 10♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:11
- 11☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:00
- 12♀︎ Venus17:00 – 17:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:00
- 2☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:33
- 5♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 02:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:50
- 12♂︎ Mars06:50 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:59 to 08:48: 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.