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 Sunday, 6 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 21:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:38
- 2♀︎ Venus07:38 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 14:00
- 7♂︎ Mars14:00 – 15:16
- 8☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:32
- 9♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:05
- 11☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:22
- 2♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:05
- 3☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:49
- 4♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:16
- 6☽︎ Moon01:16 – 02:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 04:54
- 11♀︎ Venus04:54 – 05:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 6 June 2027, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 21:38: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:22 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.