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 Saturday, 20 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:07
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 09:08
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:28
- 3♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:08
- 4☉︎ Sun11:08 – 11:48
- 5♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:08
- 7☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 15:49
- 11☉︎ Sun15:49 – 16:29
- 12♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:29
- 2☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:48
- 9☽︎ Moon03:48 – 05:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:48
- 12♂︎ Mars07:48 – 09:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 20 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:07 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:08, lasts 15h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:07 to 09:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.