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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:45 – 08:35
- 2♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:04
- 11☽︎ Moon16:04 – 16:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:54
- 2♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:04
- 3☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:14
- 4♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 03:05
- 9♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:45 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.