Planetary hours
in Pavlodar.
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, 21 May 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:48
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 03:47
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 05:08
- 2☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:28 – 07:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 09:08
- 5♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:29
- 6☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:29
- 12♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:29
- 2♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:49
- 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:28
- 8☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:08
- 9♀︎ Venus01:08 – 01:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:27
- 11☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 03:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 21 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:48 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 16h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:47, lasts 7h 57m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:48 to 05:08: 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.