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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:10
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:51
- 2☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 11:52
- 5♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:35
- 12♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 01:13
- 7♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:31
- 11☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:10 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 15h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:10 to 09:51: 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.