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, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:04
- 3♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:49
- 4☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:35
- 5♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:06
- 7☽︎ Moon13:06 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:22
- 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:07
- 11☉︎ Sun16:07 – 16:52
- 12♀︎ Venus16:52 – 17:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:52
- 2☽︎ Moon18:52 – 20:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:36
- 5♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 01:06
- 7♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 06:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:19
- 12♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 9h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:33 to 09:19: 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.