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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 15:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:02
- 3☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:02
- 6♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:21
- 8♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 13:41
- 10☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:41 – 17:01
- 2☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:21
- 3♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 21:02
- 5☽︎ Moon21:02 – 22:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 01:02
- 8♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:43
- 10♀︎ Venus03:43 – 05:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:23
- 12☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 15:41: the day lasts 7h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 16h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:42 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.