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 Saturday, 27 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 08:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:42
- 3♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:28
- 4☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:15
- 5♀︎ Venus11:15 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:48
- 7☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:08
- 10♂︎ Mars15:08 – 15:55
- 11☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:42
- 12♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:42
- 2☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:22
- 5♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:56
- 12♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 27 November 2027, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:08 to 08:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.