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, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 21:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 09:03
- 3♂︎ Mars09:03 – 10:19
- 4☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:35
- 5♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 14:06
- 7☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:54
- 10♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:10
- 11☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:26
- 12♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:26
- 2☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 23:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:38
- 5♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:22
- 6☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:07
- 7♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 05:48
- 12♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 21:42: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:31 to 07:47: 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.