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 Friday, 5 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:25
- 3☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:13
- 7☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:10
- 8♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 17:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 18:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:55 – 19:57
- 2☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:06
- 5☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:18
- 9☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:26
- 12☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 5 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:31 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.