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 Tuesday, 28 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:59 – 08:09
- 2☉︎ Sun08:09 – 09:19
- 3♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:39
- 5☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 15:09
- 8♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:19
- 9☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:29
- 10♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:49
- 12☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:59 – 21:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:39
- 3♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:29
- 4☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:18
- 5♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 01:58
- 7☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:28
- 10♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:17
- 11☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:07
- 12♀︎ Venus06:07 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Tuesday, 28 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:59 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.