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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 15:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 08:40
- 2☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 11:54
- 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:12
- 9☽︎ Moon13:12 – 13:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:08
- 12♂︎ Mars15:08 – 15:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:47 – 17:08
- 2♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:51
- 4☽︎ Moon19:51 – 21:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 15:47: the day lasts 7h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 16h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:01 to 08:40: 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.