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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:32
- 4☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:44
- 5♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:06
- 7☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:40
- 10♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:51
- 11☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:03
- 12♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:03
- 2☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:29
- 5♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:18
- 6☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:07
- 7♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:11
- 12♂︎ Mars06:11 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 08:10: 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.