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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 15:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:28
- 2☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:44
- 7♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:02
- 9☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:00
- 12♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:39 – 17:00
- 2♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:42
- 4☽︎ Moon19:42 – 21:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 22:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 15:39: the day lasts 7h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 16h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:49 to 08:28: 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.