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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:00
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 03:59
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:18
- 2☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 09:12
- 5♂︎ Mars09:12 – 10:30
- 6☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:42
- 4☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:30
- 8☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:11
- 9♀︎ Venus01:11 – 01:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:35
- 11☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 03:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:00 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 15h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:59, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:00 to 05:18: 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.