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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 15:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:04
- 9☽︎ Moon13:04 – 13:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:00
- 12♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:39 – 17:00
- 2♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:43
- 4☽︎ Moon19:43 – 21:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 15:39: the day lasts 7h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 16h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:55 to 08:34: 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.