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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:04
- 2♀︎ Venus09:04 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:35
- 4☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:37
- 8☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:54
- 11☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:40
- 2♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:54
- 3☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:21
- 9♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:18 to 09:04: 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.