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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:40
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 03:41
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 05:03
- 2☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 09:11
- 5♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:34
- 6☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 16:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:50
- 12♂︎ Mars18:50 – 20:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:13 – 20:50
- 2♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:05
- 4☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:34
- 8☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:12
- 9♀︎ Venus01:12 – 01:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:26
- 11☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 03:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:40 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 16h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:41, lasts 7h 28m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:40 to 05:03: 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.