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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:07
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 09:08
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:07 – 09:47
- 2♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:08
- 4☽︎ Moon11:08 – 11:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:29
- 2♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:48
- 9♂︎ Mars03:48 – 05:08
- 10☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:28
- 11♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 09:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:07 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:08, lasts 15h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:07 to 09:47: 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.