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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:15
- 2☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:00
- 3♀︎ Venus10:00 – 10:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:30
- 5☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:29
- 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:14
- 10♀︎ Venus15:14 – 15:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 16:44
- 12☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:59
- 3♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:14
- 4☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:29
- 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 01:00
- 7☽︎ Moon01:00 – 02:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:45
- 10♂︎ Mars04:45 – 06:01
- 11☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:16
- 12♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:30 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.