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 Sunday, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:53
- 2♀︎ Venus07:53 – 09:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:22
- 4☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 14:07
- 7♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:22
- 8☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:37
- 9♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 19:06
- 11☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:21
- 2♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:07
- 3☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:52
- 4♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:22
- 6☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:38
- 9♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:23
- 10☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:08
- 11♀︎ Venus05:08 – 05:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:38 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.