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 Wednesday, 14 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:28
- 2☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:02
- 7♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:15
- 9☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:35
- 2♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:22
- 4☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:01
- 7♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:54
- 8☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:47
- 9♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:33
- 11☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 14 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:21 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.