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, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:05
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 09:06
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:45
- 2♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:26
- 3☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:06
- 4♀︎ Venus11:06 – 11:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:46 – 12:26
- 6☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:07 – 13:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:27
- 9♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:07
- 10☉︎ Sun15:07 – 15:48
- 11♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:08
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 21:08
- 4♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:27
- 5☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:47
- 6♀︎ Venus23:47 – 01:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 02:27
- 8☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 05:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:26
- 11♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:46
- 12☉︎ Sun07:46 – 09:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:05 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 09:06, lasts 15h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:05 to 09:45: 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.