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 Friday, 13 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:02 – 08:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:46
- 3☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:15
- 7☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:08
- 8♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:52
- 10☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:37
- 2☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:44
- 3♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:59
- 5☽︎ Moon22:59 – 00:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:22
- 8♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:30
- 9☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:38
- 10♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:53
- 12☽︎ Moon06:53 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 13 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:02 to 08:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.