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 Tuesday, 8 July 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:45
- 2☉︎ Sun07:45 – 09:01
- 3♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:34
- 5☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 14:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 15:22
- 8♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:38
- 9☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:54
- 10♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:27
- 12☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:11
- 3♂︎ Mars23:11 – 23:55
- 4☉︎ Sun23:55 – 00:38
- 5♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:06
- 7☽︎ Moon02:06 – 02:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:18
- 10♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:02
- 11☉︎ Sun05:02 – 05:46
- 12♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Tuesday, 8 July 2025, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 15h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 8h 47m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:29 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.