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 Monday, 14 February 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:38
- 4♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:31
- 5☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:23
- 6♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:08
- 8☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:45
- 11♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:37
- 12☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:30
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:45
- 3☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 23:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:07
- 6♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:15
- 7☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:22
- 8♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:37
- 10☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Monday, 14 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:01 to 08:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.