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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 09:09
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 09:49
- 2☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 11:49
- 5♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:29
- 6☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 15:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:30
- 12♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:30
- 2♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:30
- 8☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:50
- 9♀︎ Venus03:50 – 05:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:29
- 11☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 09:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:09 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:09, lasts 15h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:09 to 09:49: 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.