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 Tuesday, 31 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:30
- 2☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:36
- 3♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:48
- 5☽︎ Moon11:48 – 12:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 14:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:07
- 8♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:13
- 9☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:20
- 10♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:32
- 12☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:38 – 21:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:26
- 3♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:20
- 4☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:14
- 5♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:01
- 7☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 03:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:49 – 04:43
- 10♂︎ Mars04:43 – 05:37
- 11☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:31
- 12♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Tuesday, 31 August 2027, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:23 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.