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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:12
- 2☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:35
- 5♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:30
- 12♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:30
- 2♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 22:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 23:52
- 7♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:21
- 11☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:04 to 06:12: 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.