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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:51
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:32
- 2♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:14
- 3☉︎ Sun10:14 – 10:56
- 4♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:19
- 6☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 13:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:23
- 9♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:05
- 10☉︎ Sun15:05 – 15:46
- 11♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:10
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 21:05
- 4♂︎ Mars21:05 – 22:24
- 5☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:42
- 6♀︎ Venus23:42 – 01:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:19
- 8☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 06:15
- 11♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:34
- 12☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:51 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:51 to 09:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.