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 Wednesday, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 09:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:29
- 5♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:44
- 6☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:58
- 7♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:26
- 9☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:09
- 12♂︎ Mars20:09 – 21:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:09
- 2♀︎ Venus22:09 – 22:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:40
- 4☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 01:57
- 7♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:00
- 11☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 9h 08m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:32 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.