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 Thursday, 1 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:10
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 09:51
- 2♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:32
- 3☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:12
- 4♀︎ Venus11:12 – 11:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:34
- 6☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 13:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:36
- 9♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:16
- 10☉︎ Sun15:16 – 15:57
- 11♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:18
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 21:16
- 4♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:35
- 5☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:55
- 6♀︎ Venus23:55 – 01:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:34
- 8☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 05:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:32
- 11♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:51
- 12☉︎ Sun07:51 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Thursday, 1 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:10 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 15h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.