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 Saturday, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:02
- 3♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:47
- 4☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:32
- 5♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:01
- 11☉︎ Sun16:01 – 16:46
- 12♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:46
- 2☽︎ Moon18:46 – 20:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 02:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:32
- 9☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 06:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:17
- 12♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.