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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:35
- 3♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:42
- 4☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:48
- 5♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:01
- 7☽︎ Moon14:01 – 15:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:21
- 10♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:28
- 11☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:35
- 12♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:35
- 2☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:15
- 5♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:09
- 6☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:02
- 7♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:49
- 9☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:29
- 12♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:22 to 08:28: 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.