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 Tuesday, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 15:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:40
- 2☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:19
- 3♀︎ Venus09:19 – 09:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:38
- 5☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 11:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:17
- 9☉︎ Sun13:17 – 13:56
- 10♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:16
- 12☽︎ Moon15:16 – 15:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 17:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:36
- 3♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:56
- 4☉︎ Sun19:56 – 21:17
- 5♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:57
- 7☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:58
- 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:19
- 11☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:39
- 12♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 15:55: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:00 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.