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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:01
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 09:02
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:22
- 3♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:03
- 4☉︎ Sun11:03 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 13:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:06
- 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 15:46
- 11☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:27
- 12♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:27
- 2☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 21:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 22:26
- 5♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 01:05
- 7♀︎ Venus01:05 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 05:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:42
- 12♂︎ Mars07:42 – 09:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:01 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:02, lasts 15h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:01 to 09:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.