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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:58
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:59
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:39
- 2☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:41
- 5♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:27
- 12♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:27
- 2♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 21:05
- 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 02:23
- 8☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 05:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:20
- 11☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:58 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:59, lasts 15h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:58 to 09:39: 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.