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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:52 – 08:04
- 2♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:29
- 4☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 14:07
- 7♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:19
- 8☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:32
- 9♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 18:57
- 11☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:09
- 2♂︎ Mars22:09 – 22:57
- 3☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:45
- 4♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:20
- 6☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:43
- 9♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:30
- 10☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:18
- 11♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:52 to 08:04: 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.