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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:16
- 2♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:01
- 3☉︎ Sun10:01 – 10:46
- 4♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:16
- 6☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 13:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:30
- 9♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:15
- 10☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:00
- 11♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 20:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 21:15
- 4♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:30
- 5☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:46
- 6♀︎ Venus23:46 – 01:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:16
- 8☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 06:01
- 11♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:17
- 12☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.