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, 7 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:56
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:57
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:56 – 09:37
- 2♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 10:59
- 4☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 15:46
- 11☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:27
- 2♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:46
- 3☉︎ Sun19:46 – 21:05
- 4♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 02:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 05:00
- 10☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:19
- 11♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 7 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:56 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:57, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:56 to 09:37: 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.