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 Monday, 5 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:50
- 4♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:55
- 5☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:59
- 6♀︎ Venus12:59 – 14:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:09
- 8☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:23
- 11♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:27
- 12☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:32
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:22
- 3☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:08
- 6♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:03
- 7☉︎ Sun02:03 – 02:58
- 8♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:49
- 10☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Monday, 5 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:36 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.