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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 15:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:40
- 2☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 09:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:17
- 9☽︎ Moon13:17 – 13:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:15
- 12♂︎ Mars15:15 – 15:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:15
- 2♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:56
- 4☽︎ Moon19:56 – 21:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 15:55: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 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.