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 Thursday, 5 September 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:35
- 2♂︎ Mars08:35 – 09:40
- 3☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:44
- 4♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:54
- 6☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 15:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:09
- 9♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:14
- 10☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:19
- 11♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:28
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:14
- 4♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:09
- 5☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:04
- 6♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 02:55
- 8☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:45 – 05:40
- 11♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:36
- 12☉︎ Sun06:36 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Thursday, 5 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:30 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.