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, 21 September 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:47 – 08:48
- 2♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:50
- 4☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:54
- 7♂︎ Mars13:54 – 14:55
- 8☉︎ Sun14:55 – 15:56
- 9♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 17:58
- 11☽︎ Moon17:58 – 18:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 20:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:59
- 2♂︎ Mars20:59 – 21:58
- 3☉︎ Sun21:58 – 22:57
- 4♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:55
- 6☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:52
- 9♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:51
- 10☉︎ Sun04:51 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 21 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:47 to 08:48: 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.