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, 23 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:59
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:00
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 05:19
- 2☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:18
- 5♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:38
- 6☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:37
- 12♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:37
- 2♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 21:57
- 4☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:19
- 9♀︎ Venus01:19 – 01:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:40
- 11☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 23 July 2025, the Sun rises at 03:59 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:00, lasts 8h 04m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:59 to 05:19: 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.