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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:03
- 2♂︎ Mars09:03 – 10:00
- 3☉︎ Sun10:00 – 10:57
- 4♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:51
- 6☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:42
- 9♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:39
- 10☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:36
- 11♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:39
- 4♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:42
- 5☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:46
- 6♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:52
- 8☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 06:01
- 11♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:04
- 12☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:06 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.