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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:09
- 2♀︎ Venus09:09 – 09:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:39
- 4☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 15:56
- 11☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:41
- 2♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:56
- 3☉︎ Sun19:56 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:26
- 9♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:41
- 10☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:56
- 11♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:24 to 09:09: 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.