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, 8 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:42
- 4♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:33
- 5☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:24
- 6♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:06
- 8☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:40
- 11♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:31
- 12☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:39
- 3☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 00:06
- 6♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:15
- 7☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:41
- 10☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:59 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Monday, 8 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:09 to 09:00: 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.