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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:52
- 2☉︎ Sun05:52 – 07:05
- 3♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:30
- 5☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:20
- 9☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:33
- 10♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:58
- 12☽︎ Moon17:58 – 19:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 19:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 20:46
- 3♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:33
- 4☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:21
- 5♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 23:56
- 7☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:18
- 10♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:06
- 11☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:53
- 12♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:39 to 05:52: 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.