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 Saturday, 6 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:24
- 3♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:21
- 4☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:04
- 10♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:01
- 11☉︎ Sun17:01 – 17:59
- 12♀︎ Venus17:59 – 18:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 19:58
- 2☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 22:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:06
- 5♂︎ Mars23:06 – 00:09
- 6☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:25
- 12♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 6 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:29 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.