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, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:55
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 03:54
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 05:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:33
- 3♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:52
- 4☉︎ Sun07:52 – 09:11
- 5♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 13:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:07 – 14:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:45
- 10♂︎ Mars15:45 – 17:04
- 11☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:23
- 12♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:23
- 2☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 21:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:26
- 5♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:07
- 6☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:48
- 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:10
- 9☽︎ Moon01:10 – 01:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:13
- 12♂︎ Mars03:13 – 03:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:55 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:54, lasts 8h 12m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:55 to 05:14: 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.