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, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 08:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:15
- 3♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:37
- 5♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:58
- 7☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:31
- 10♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:42
- 11☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:53
- 12♀︎ Venus19:53 – 21:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:53
- 2☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:20
- 5♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:09
- 6☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:58
- 7♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:36
- 9☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:03
- 12♂︎ Mars06:03 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 08:04: 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.