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, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:59
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:58
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:43
- 2☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 11:54
- 5♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:01
- 12♂︎ Mars17:01 – 17:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:45 – 19:01
- 2♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:33
- 4☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:38
- 8☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:26
- 11☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:59 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:58, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:59 to 09:43: 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.