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 Friday, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:16
- 3☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:48
- 6♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:58
- 7☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:09
- 8♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:30
- 10☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 21:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:52
- 2☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:41
- 3♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:19
- 5☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:47
- 8♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:25
- 10♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:04
- 12☽︎ Moon06:04 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:54 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.