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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 15:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:56 – 08:35
- 2♂︎ Mars08:35 – 09:13
- 3☉︎ Sun09:13 – 09:52
- 4♀︎ Venus09:52 – 10:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:09
- 6☽︎ Moon11:09 – 11:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:05
- 9♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:43
- 10☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:22
- 11♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:39 – 17:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:43
- 4♂︎ Mars19:43 – 21:05
- 5☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:26
- 6♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 01:09
- 8☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 05:14
- 11♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:35
- 12☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 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 07:57, lasts 16h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:56 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.