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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:52
- 3☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:40
- 8♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:12
- 10☽︎ Moon15:12 – 15:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:43
- 2☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:58
- 3♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:26
- 5☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:10
- 8♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:24
- 9☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:08
- 12☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:21 to 09:06: 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.