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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:18
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:20
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:35
- 2☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 08:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:24
- 5♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:41
- 6☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 17:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:20
- 12♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:20
- 2♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:25
- 9♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 02:52
- 11☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:18 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:20, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:18 to 05:35: 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.