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 Wednesday, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:16
- 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 15:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:44
- 12♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:44
- 2♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 01:00
- 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:31
- 9♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 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?
Mercury, from 08:31 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.