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, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:10
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 09:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:32
- 3♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:13
- 4☉︎ Sun11:13 – 11:54
- 5♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 13:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:18
- 10♂︎ Mars15:18 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 16:39
- 12♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:39
- 2☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:53
- 9☽︎ Moon03:53 – 05:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:51
- 12♂︎ Mars07:51 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:10 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.