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, 30 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:47 – 08:50
- 2☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:53
- 3♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 12:00
- 5☽︎ Moon12:00 – 13:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 14:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 15:09
- 8♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:12
- 9☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:15
- 10♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:22
- 12☽︎ Moon19:22 – 20:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:18
- 3♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:15
- 4☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:12
- 5♀︎ Venus00:12 – 01:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:05
- 7☽︎ Moon02:05 – 03:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:55
- 10♂︎ Mars04:55 – 05:52
- 11☉︎ Sun05:52 – 06:49
- 12♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Tuesday, 30 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:47 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 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.