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 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 15:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:20
- 2☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:41
- 7♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:01
- 9☽︎ Moon13:01 – 13:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:02
- 12♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:42 – 17:02
- 2♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:42
- 4☽︎ Moon19:42 – 21:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 22:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:41
- 7♂︎ Mars23:41 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 15:42: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 15h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:40 to 08:20: 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.