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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- 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☉︎ Sun09:10 – 09:50
- 2♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:11
- 4☽︎ Moon11:11 – 11:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 15:53
- 11☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:33
- 2♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:53
- 3☉︎ Sun19:53 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 01:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 05:11
- 10☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:31
- 11♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 27 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?
The Sun, 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: 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.