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, 4 July 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 21:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:43
- 2♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 14:05
- 7♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:22
- 8☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:38
- 9♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:11
- 11☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:28 – 21:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:28
- 2♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:11
- 3☉︎ Sun23:11 – 23:55
- 4♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:22
- 6☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 02:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:33
- 9♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:00
- 11♀︎ Venus05:00 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 4 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 21:44: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:26 to 07:43: 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.