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 Friday, 23 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 21:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:10
- 3☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:53
- 6♂︎ Mars12:53 – 14:07
- 7☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:21
- 8♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:50
- 10☽︎ Moon17:50 – 19:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:19
- 2☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:04
- 3♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:36
- 5☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 02:53
- 8♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:25
- 10♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 23 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 21:33: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:41 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.