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, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:44
- 3♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:47
- 4☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:50
- 5♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:57
- 7☽︎ Moon13:57 – 15:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 16:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:07
- 10♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:10
- 11☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:13
- 12♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:13
- 2☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:04
- 5♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:01
- 6☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:57
- 7♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:51
- 9☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:41
- 12♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:37 to 08:40: 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.