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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:17
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:18
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:33
- 2☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:50
- 3♀︎ Venus06:50 – 08:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:24
- 5☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 13:14
- 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:31
- 9☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:48
- 10♀︎ Venus15:48 – 17:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:21
- 12☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:05
- 3♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:48
- 4☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:31
- 5♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 23:58
- 7☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:08
- 10♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:51
- 11☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:35
- 12♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:17 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:18, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:17 to 05:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.