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 Wednesday, 22 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:17
- 2☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:58
- 5♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:45
- 7♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:32
- 9☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:13
- 12♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:13
- 2♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:52
- 8☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:59
- 9♀︎ Venus03:59 – 05:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:12
- 11☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 22 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:24 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.