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, 7 September 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:36
- 2♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:45
- 4☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:58
- 7♂︎ Mars13:58 – 15:03
- 8☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:07
- 9♀︎ Venus16:07 – 17:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:16
- 11☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:21
- 2♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:16
- 3☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:12
- 4♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:03
- 6☽︎ Moon01:03 – 01:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:50
- 9♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:42
- 11♀︎ Venus05:42 – 06:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 7 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:32 to 08:36: 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.