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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:02
- 2☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:54
- 5♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:43
- 9☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:34
- 12♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:35
- 2♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:40
- 4☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:49
- 7♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:52
- 8☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:05 to 09:02: 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.