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, 10 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:59
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 09:00
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:40
- 2♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:20
- 3☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:01
- 4♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:23
- 6☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 13:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:25
- 9♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:05
- 10☉︎ Sun15:05 – 15:46
- 11♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:08
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 21:06
- 4♂︎ Mars21:06 – 22:25
- 5☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:44
- 6♀︎ Venus23:44 – 01:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:23
- 8☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 05:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:21
- 11♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:41
- 12☉︎ Sun07:41 – 09:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Thursday, 10 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:59 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:00, lasts 15h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:59 to 09:40: 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.