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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 08:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:16
- 5♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:08
- 10♂︎ Mars15:08 – 15:55
- 11☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:41
- 12♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 21:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:22
- 5♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:57
- 12♂︎ Mars06:57 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:10 to 08:56: 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.