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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:09
- 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:11
- 11☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:02
- 12♀︎ Venus17:02 – 17:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:02
- 2☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:28
- 5♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 03:02
- 9☽︎ Moon03:02 – 04:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:27
- 12♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:35 to 08:26: 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.