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, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:06
- 2☉︎ Sun09:06 – 09:56
- 3♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:35
- 5☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:05
- 8♂︎ Mars14:05 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:44
- 10♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:24
- 12☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:34
- 3♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:44
- 4☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:54
- 5♀︎ Venus22:54 – 00:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:45
- 10♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:55
- 11☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:05
- 12♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:16 to 09:06: 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.