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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:36
- 4♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:46
- 5☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:55
- 6♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:14
- 8☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:42
- 11♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:52
- 12☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:42
- 3☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:14
- 6♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:05
- 7☉︎ Sun02:05 – 02:56
- 8♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:37
- 10☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:08 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.