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 Sunday, 2 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:44
- 2♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:53
- 4☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 13:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 14:05
- 7♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:09
- 8☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:13
- 9♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:21
- 11☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:25
- 2♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:21
- 3☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:16
- 4♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:08
- 6☽︎ Moon01:08 – 02:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 03:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 03:55
- 9♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:51
- 10☉︎ Sun04:51 – 05:47
- 11♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 2 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:40 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.