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, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:42
- 4♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:48
- 5☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:55
- 6♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:07
- 8☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:26
- 11♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:32
- 12☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:26
- 3☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:08
- 6♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:01
- 7☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:55
- 8♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:43
- 10☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:24 to 08:30: 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.