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 Monday, 14 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 09:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:40
- 4♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:25
- 5☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:11
- 6♀︎ Venus12:11 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:41
- 8☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 15:56
- 11♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:41
- 12☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 19:56
- 3☽︎ Moon19:56 – 21:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:41
- 6♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:56
- 7☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:11
- 8♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:41
- 10☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Monday, 14 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:25 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.