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 Monday, 12 January 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:07
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:06
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:13
- 4♂︎ Mars11:13 – 11:55
- 5☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:37
- 6♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:01
- 8☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:07
- 11♂︎ Mars16:07 – 16:49
- 12☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:32
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 20:07
- 3☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 00:01
- 6♂︎ Mars00:01 – 01:19
- 7☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 05:12
- 10☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 09:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 12 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:07 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:06, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.