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 Sunday, 19 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:20
- 2♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:36
- 4☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 14:00
- 7♂︎ Mars14:00 – 15:08
- 8☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:16
- 9♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:32
- 11☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 20:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:40
- 2♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:32
- 3☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:24
- 4♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:08
- 6☽︎ Moon01:08 – 02:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 03:43
- 9♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:35
- 10☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:27
- 11♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 19 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:12 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.