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 Tuesday, 20 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:00
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:59
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:00 – 09:44
- 2☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:27
- 3♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 11:55
- 5☽︎ Moon11:55 – 12:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:05
- 8♂︎ Mars14:05 – 14:49
- 9☉︎ Sun14:49 – 15:33
- 10♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:00
- 12☽︎ Moon17:00 – 17:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 19:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 20:16
- 3♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:32
- 4☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:49
- 5♀︎ Venus22:49 – 00:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:21
- 7☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 05:10
- 10♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:27
- 11☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:43
- 12♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:00 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:59, lasts 15h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:00 to 09:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.