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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:36
- 7♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:19
- 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 15:53
- 12♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:54
- 2♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:11
- 4☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:37
- 7♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:45
- 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:27 to 07:18: 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.