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 Saturday, 17 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 09:02
- 3♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:58
- 7☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:39
- 10♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:53
- 11☉︎ Sun18:53 – 20:07
- 12♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:07
- 2☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:25
- 5♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:11
- 6☉︎ Sun01:11 – 01:57
- 7♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:29
- 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 05:48
- 12♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 17 May 2025, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:35 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.