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, 25 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:22
- 3♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:41
- 5♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:59
- 7☽︎ Moon13:59 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:27
- 10♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:37
- 11☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:46
- 12♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:46
- 2☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:18
- 5♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:08
- 6☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:59
- 7♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:40
- 9☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:11
- 12♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 25 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:03 to 08:12: 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.