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 Saturday, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:10
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 09:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:30
- 3♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:10
- 4☉︎ Sun11:10 – 11:51
- 5♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:12
- 10♂︎ Mars15:12 – 15:52
- 11☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:32
- 12♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:32
- 2☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 02:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:51
- 9☽︎ Moon03:51 – 05:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:50
- 12♂︎ Mars07:50 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:10 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 8h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:10 to 09:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.