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, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:56
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:57
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 10:59
- 4♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:40
- 5☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:21
- 6♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:43
- 8☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:46
- 11♂︎ Mars15:46 – 16:27
- 12☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:46
- 3☽︎ Moon19:46 – 21:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:43
- 6♂︎ Mars23:43 – 01:02
- 7☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:22
- 8♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 05:00
- 10☽︎ Moon05:00 – 06:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:38 – 08:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:56 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:57, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:56 to 09:37: 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.