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, 3 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:52 – 08:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:25
- 4♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:36
- 5☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:47
- 6♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 15:09
- 8☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:42
- 11♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:54
- 12☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:05
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:42
- 3☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:09
- 6♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:58
- 7☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:46
- 8♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:24
- 10☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Monday, 3 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:52 to 08:03: 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.