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, 31 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:10
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:51
- 2☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 15:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:37
- 12♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:37
- 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:53
- 9♀︎ Venus03:53 – 05:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:32
- 11☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:10 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 8h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 15h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:10 to 09:51: 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.