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, 17 February 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:56 – 08:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:36
- 4♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:29
- 5☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:22
- 6♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:08
- 8☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 15:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:48
- 11♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:41
- 12☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:48
- 3☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 23:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 00:08
- 6♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:14
- 7☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:21
- 8♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:34
- 10☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Monday, 17 February 2025, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:56 to 08:49: 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.