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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:09 – 08:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:42
- 3☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:02
- 6♂︎ Mars12:02 – 12:48
- 7☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:35
- 8♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:42
- 2☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:55
- 3♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:22
- 5☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 02:02
- 8♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:16
- 9☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:29
- 10♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:56
- 12☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:09 to 08:55: 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.
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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.