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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:01
- 3☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:01
- 7☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:45
- 2☉︎ Sun18:45 – 20:01
- 3♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:31
- 5☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:31
- 9☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:47
- 10♀︎ Venus04:47 – 06:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:17
- 12☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 8h 59m, 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?
Venus, from 08:32 to 09:17: 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.