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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:02
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 09:03
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:42
- 2♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:03
- 4☽︎ Moon11:03 – 11:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:45
- 8☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 15:47
- 11☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:27
- 2♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:47
- 3☉︎ Sun19:47 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:45
- 6☽︎ Moon23:45 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:44
- 9♂︎ Mars03:44 – 05:04
- 10☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:24
- 11♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 09:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:02 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:03, lasts 15h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:02 to 09:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.