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 Wednesday, 24 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 09:49
- 2☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 11:50
- 5♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:30
- 6☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:31
- 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:31
- 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:30
- 8☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:50
- 9♀︎ Venus03:50 – 05:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:30
- 11☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 24 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:09 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 15h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:09 to 09:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.