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 Saturday, 20 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 15:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 08:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:15
- 3♂︎ Mars09:15 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:32
- 5♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 13:45
- 10♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:23
- 11☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:02
- 12♀︎ Venus15:02 – 15:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 17:02
- 2☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 21:06
- 5♂︎ Mars21:06 – 22:28
- 6☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:49
- 7♀︎ Venus23:49 – 01:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 02:33
- 9☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 05:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:37
- 12♂︎ Mars06:37 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Saturday, 20 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 15:40: the day lasts 7h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:58 to 08:37: 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.