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, 10 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:52
- 3☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:08
- 6♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:40
- 2☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:55
- 3♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:24
- 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 02:09
- 8♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:24
- 9☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:38
- 10♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:08
- 12☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 10 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:22 to 09:07: 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.