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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 03:53
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 03:51
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon03:53 – 05:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:51
- 4♂︎ Mars07:51 – 09:10
- 5☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:29
- 6♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 13:08
- 8☽︎ Moon13:08 – 14:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 17:06
- 11♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:25
- 12☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:45
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:06
- 3☽︎ Moon21:06 – 21:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:07
- 6♂︎ Mars23:07 – 23:48
- 7☉︎ Sun23:48 – 00:28
- 8♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 01:49
- 10☽︎ Moon01:49 – 02:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 03:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:53 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 15h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:51, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 03:53 to 05:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.