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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:09 – 08:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 09:44
- 3☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:06
- 6♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:52
- 2☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:04
- 3♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:58
- 12☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:09 to 08:56: 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.