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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:26
- 2☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:02
- 7♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:17
- 9☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:39
- 12♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:39
- 2♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:25
- 4☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:03
- 7♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:48
- 9♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:34
- 11☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:18 to 08:26: 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.