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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:59
- 5♂︎ Mars10:59 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:11
- 9☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:20
- 12♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:20
- 2♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:14
- 4☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:50: 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.