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, 9 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:01
- 2♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:34
- 4☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:27
- 9♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:01
- 11☽︎ Moon16:01 – 16:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:47
- 2♂︎ Mars18:47 – 20:01
- 3☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:14
- 4♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:49
- 11♀︎ Venus05:49 – 07:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 9 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:14 to 09:01: 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.