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, 3 June 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:39
- 2♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:55
- 3☉︎ Sun08:55 – 10:11
- 4♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:43
- 6☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 15:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:31
- 9♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:48
- 10☉︎ Sun17:48 – 19:04
- 11♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:47
- 4♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:31
- 5☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:15
- 6♀︎ Venus01:15 – 01:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:43
- 8☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 04:55
- 11♂︎ Mars04:55 – 05:38
- 12☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Thursday, 3 June 2027, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 8h 47m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: 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.