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, 7 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:04
- 3☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:21
- 6♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:07
- 7☉︎ Sun13:07 – 13:53
- 8♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:24
- 10☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 16:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:55
- 2☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:10
- 3♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:38
- 5☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 01:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:50
- 10♀︎ Venus04:50 – 06:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:19
- 12☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 7 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:33 to 09:19: 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.