Planetary hours
in Pau.
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 Monday, 5 August 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 21:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:31
- 4♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:43
- 5☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:55
- 6♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:18
- 8☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:54
- 11♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:06
- 12☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:17
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:54
- 3☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:19
- 6♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:07
- 7☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:55
- 8♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:32
- 10☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Monday, 5 August 2024, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 21:17: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:56 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.