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, 11 March 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:19
- 2☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:13
- 6☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:08
- 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:04
- 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:04
- 2♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:13
- 9♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:16
- 11☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 11 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:20 to 08:19: 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.