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, 9 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:22
- 3♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:33
- 4☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:44
- 5♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:06
- 7☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:39
- 10♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:50
- 11☉︎ Sun18:50 – 20:01
- 12♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:01
- 2☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:29
- 5♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:18
- 6☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:07
- 7♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:45
- 9☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:12
- 12♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 9 August 2025, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:00 to 08:11: 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.