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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 15:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:38
- 2☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 09:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:08
- 9☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:03
- 12♂︎ Mars15:03 – 15:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:41 – 17:03
- 2♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:46
- 4☽︎ Moon19:46 – 21:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 15:41: the day lasts 7h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 08:38: 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.