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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:48
- 3☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:05
- 6♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:51
- 7☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:37
- 8♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:40
- 2☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:54
- 3♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:23
- 5☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:34
- 10♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 07:03
- 12☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:16 to 09:02: 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.