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 Tuesday, 2 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:51
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:32
- 2☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:13
- 3♀︎ Venus10:13 – 10:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:37
- 5☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:18 – 13:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:42
- 8♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:23
- 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:05
- 10♀︎ Venus15:05 – 15:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:28
- 12☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:47
- 3♂︎ Mars19:47 – 21:05
- 4☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:24
- 5♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 01:01
- 7☽︎ Moon01:01 – 02:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:56
- 10♂︎ Mars04:56 – 06:14
- 11☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:33
- 12♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 2 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:51, lasts 15h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:50 to 09:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.