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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:11
- 3☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:52
- 6♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:45
- 7☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:38
- 8♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:25
- 10☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:12
- 2☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:19
- 3♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:32
- 5☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:52
- 8♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:59
- 9☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:06
- 10♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:19
- 12☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:26
Other cities · France
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:24 to 09:18: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.