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, 21 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:02
- 3☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:12
- 7☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:00
- 8♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 17:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:10
- 2☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:22
- 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:47
- 5☽︎ Moon22:47 – 00:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 01:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:37
- 9☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:49
- 10♀︎ Venus04:49 – 06:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:14
- 12☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 21 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:27 to 09:15: 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.