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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:44
- 2☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:27
- 5♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:08
- 12♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:40
- 4☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:28
- 9♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:00
- 11☽︎ Moon03:00 – 03:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 9h 08m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:29 to 05:44: 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.