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, 22 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:02
- 3♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:49
- 4☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:37
- 5♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:23
- 11☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:11
- 12♀︎ Venus17:11 – 17:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:11
- 2☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 06:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:13
- 12♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 22 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:26 to 09:14: 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.