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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:23
- 2♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:39
- 4☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 14:03
- 7♂︎ Mars14:03 – 15:11
- 8☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:19
- 9♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:35
- 11☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:43
- 2♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:36
- 3☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:28
- 4♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:12
- 6☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 02:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 03:48
- 9♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:40
- 10☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:32
- 11♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:15 to 08:23: 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.