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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:15
- 2☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:37
- 5♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:12
- 7♀︎ Venus13:12 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 17:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:37
- 9♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 06:02
- 11☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:28 to 09:15: 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.