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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 09:53
- 3☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:10
- 10☽︎ Moon15:10 – 15:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:40
- 2☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:55
- 3♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:09
- 8♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:24
- 9☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:09
- 12☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:23 to 09:08: 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.