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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:57
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:58
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:57 – 09:38
- 2☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:19
- 3♀︎ Venus10:19 – 11:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 11:41
- 5☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:43
- 8♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:24
- 9☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:05
- 10♀︎ Venus15:05 – 15:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:27
- 12☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:46
- 3♂︎ Mars19:46 – 21:05
- 4☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:25
- 5♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 01:03
- 7☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 05:00
- 10♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:20
- 11☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:39
- 12♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:57 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:58, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:57 to 09:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.