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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:06
- 3☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:51
- 6♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:46
- 7☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:41
- 8♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:31
- 10☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:22
- 2☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:27
- 3♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:37
- 5☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:52
- 8♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:57
- 9☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:02
- 10♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:12
- 12☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:16 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.