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 Sunday, 11 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:07
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:07
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:07 – 09:49
- 2♀︎ Venus09:49 – 10:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:13
- 4☽︎ Moon11:13 – 11:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:19
- 7♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:01
- 8☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:06
- 11☽︎ Moon16:06 – 16:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:48
- 2♂︎ Mars18:48 – 20:06
- 3☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:24
- 4♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 00:00
- 6☽︎ Moon00:00 – 01:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:54
- 9♂︎ Mars03:54 – 05:13
- 10☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:31
- 11♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 09:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 11 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:07 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 8h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:07, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:07 to 09:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.