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, 1 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:47
- 2☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:58
- 5♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:02
- 6☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:05
- 7♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:13
- 9☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:24
- 12♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:24
- 2♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:16
- 4☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:04
- 7♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:00
- 8☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:57
- 9♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:49
- 11☽︎ Moon05:49 – 06:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:43 to 08:47: 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.