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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:09
- 2☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:56
- 5♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:38
- 9☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:24
- 12♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:24
- 2♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:52
- 8☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:56
- 9♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:05
- 11☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:13 to 09:09: 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.