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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:04
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:45
- 2☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:46
- 5♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:26
- 6☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:28
- 12♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:28
- 2♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 21:07
- 4☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 05:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:26
- 11☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 09:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:04 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:04 to 09:45: 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.