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 Friday, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:09
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 04:07
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:42
- 3☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:32
- 6♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 18:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:12
- 2☉︎ Sun20:12 – 20:55
- 3♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:31
- 8♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:14
- 9☉︎ Sun01:14 – 01:57
- 10♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:24
- 12☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:09 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:07, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:09 to 05:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.