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 Tuesday, 26 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:11
- 2☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:00
- 3♀︎ Venus10:00 – 10:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:37
- 5☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 14:51
- 9☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:39
- 10♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:16
- 12☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:27
- 3♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:39
- 4☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:50
- 5♀︎ Venus22:50 – 00:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 01:13
- 7☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:48
- 10♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:59
- 11☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:11
- 12♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Tuesday, 26 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:23 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.