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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:33 – 09:19
- 2♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 10:49
- 4☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:36
- 9♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 16:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:52
- 2♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:35
- 9♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:49
- 10☉︎ Sun04:49 – 06:04
- 11♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 9h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:33 to 09:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.