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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 16:07
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:58
- 12♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:58
- 2♀︎ Venus18:58 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:40 to 08:30: 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.