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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:52
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:15
- 3☽︎ Moon10:15 – 10:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:19
- 6♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:01
- 7☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:05
- 10☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:28
- 2☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:47
- 3♀︎ Venus19:47 – 21:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:24
- 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:20
- 8♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:57
- 10♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:35
- 12☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:52 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:52 to 09:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.