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, 2 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:14
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:16
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:31
- 2☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 08:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:23
- 5♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 13:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:23
- 12♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:23
- 2♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 21:49
- 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:41
- 8☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:24
- 9♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 02:50
- 11☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Wednesday, 2 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:14 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:16, lasts 8h 35m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:14 to 05:31: 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.