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, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:50
- 2☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:29
- 5♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:15
- 7♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:41
- 12♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:41
- 2♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:54
- 4☽︎ Moon21:54 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:21
- 8☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:28
- 9♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:42
- 11☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:57 to 08:50: 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.