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, 13 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 21:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:37
- 2♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 14:01
- 7♂︎ Mars14:01 – 15:18
- 8☉︎ Sun15:18 – 16:35
- 9♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 19:08
- 11☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:25
- 2♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:08
- 3☉︎ Sun23:08 – 23:52
- 4♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:18
- 6☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:11
- 10☉︎ Sun04:11 – 04:54
- 11♀︎ Venus04:54 – 05:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 13 June 2027, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 21:42: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:37: 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.