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, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:46
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 03:45
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 05:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:27
- 3♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:47
- 4☉︎ Sun07:47 – 09:08
- 5♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:50
- 10♂︎ Mars15:50 – 17:11
- 11☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:31
- 12♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:31
- 2☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 21:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:09
- 6☉︎ Sun23:09 – 23:48
- 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:07
- 9☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:05
- 12♂︎ Mars03:05 – 03:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:46 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 16h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:45, lasts 7h 53m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:46 to 05:06: 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.