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, 27 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:33
- 3☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:55
- 6♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:02
- 7☉︎ Sun14:02 – 15:09
- 8♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:24
- 10☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:38
- 2☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:31
- 3♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:17
- 5☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:56
- 8♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:49
- 9☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:41
- 10♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:27
- 12☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 27 August 2027, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:19 to 08:26: 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.