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, 16 September 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:42 – 08:44
- 2☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:46
- 3♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:51
- 5☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:58
- 8♂︎ Mars14:58 – 16:00
- 9☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:02
- 10♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:07
- 12☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:05
- 3♂︎ Mars22:05 – 23:02
- 4☉︎ Sun23:02 – 00:00
- 5♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 01:56
- 7☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 04:49
- 10♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:47
- 11☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:45
- 12♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Tuesday, 16 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:42 to 08:44: 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.