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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:07
- 3♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:01
- 4☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:56
- 5♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:46
- 7☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:30
- 10♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:25
- 11☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:20
- 12♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:20
- 2☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:36
- 5♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:41
- 6☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:47
- 7♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:57
- 9☽︎ Moon03:57 – 05:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:13
- 12♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:17 to 09:12: 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.