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, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 10:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:28
- 5♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:58
- 7♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:29
- 9☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 19:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 20:15
- 12♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:15
- 2♀︎ Venus22:15 – 22:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:44
- 4☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 01:58
- 7♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 04:57
- 11☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:27 to 07:42: 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.