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 Monday, 25 October 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:06
- 4♂︎ Mars11:06 – 11:59
- 5☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:52
- 6♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:38
- 8☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:17
- 11♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:10
- 12☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:03
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:17
- 3☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:38
- 6♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:45
- 7☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:52
- 8♀︎ Venus02:52 – 04:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:07
- 10☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Monday, 25 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:27 to 09:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.