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, 26 January 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:08
- 4♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:53
- 5☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:38
- 6♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:08
- 8☽︎ Moon14:08 – 14:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:23
- 11♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:08
- 12☉︎ Sun17:08 – 17:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:53 – 19:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:23
- 3☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 00:08
- 6♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:23
- 7☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:38
- 8♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 05:07
- 10☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:37 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 26 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:53 to 09:38: 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.