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 Thursday, 1 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:47
- 2♂︎ Mars08:47 – 09:51
- 3☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:54
- 4♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 13:02
- 6☽︎ Moon13:02 – 14:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:13
- 9♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:16
- 10☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:20
- 11♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:16
- 4♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:12
- 5☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:08
- 6♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:01
- 8☽︎ Moon03:01 – 03:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 04:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 05:49
- 11♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:45
- 12☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Thursday, 1 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:43 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.