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, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:05
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:48
- 2☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:37
- 6☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 16:52
- 12♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:52
- 2♀︎ Venus18:52 – 20:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:30
- 11☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 09:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:05 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:05 to 09:48: 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.