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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:45
- 5♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:06
- 7♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:27
- 9☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:58
- 12♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:58
- 2♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:37
- 4☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:06
- 7♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:45
- 9♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:25
- 11☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 08:13: 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.