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 Sunday, 3 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:53 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:30
- 4☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 14:07
- 7♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:19
- 8☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:31
- 9♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 18:56
- 11☽︎ Moon18:56 – 20:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:08
- 2♂︎ Mars22:08 – 22:56
- 3☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:44
- 4♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:19
- 6☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:43
- 9♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:31
- 10☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 3 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:53 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.