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, 2 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 21:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:59
- 7♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:31
- 9☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 19:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:19
- 12♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:19
- 2♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:47
- 4☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 01:59
- 7♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 2 June 2027, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 21:35: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:39: 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.