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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:16
- 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:57
- 5♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:45
- 7♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:33
- 9☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:15
- 12♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:15
- 2♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:27
- 4☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:52
- 8☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:58
- 9♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:11
- 11☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:22 to 09:16: 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.