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 Monday, 1 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:46
- 4♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:35
- 5☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:25
- 6♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:04
- 8☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:33
- 11♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:23
- 12☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:33
- 3☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 00:04
- 6♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:14
- 7☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:45
- 10☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Monday, 1 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:17 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.