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 Monday, 15 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:04
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:05
- 4♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:45
- 5☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:25
- 6♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 13:46
- 8☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:47
- 11♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:27
- 12☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:47
- 3☽︎ Moon19:47 – 21:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 22:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:46
- 6♂︎ Mars23:46 – 01:06
- 7☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:26
- 8♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 05:05
- 10☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:45 – 09:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 15 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:04 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:04 to 09:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.