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, 3 April 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:52
- 4♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:56
- 5☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:00
- 6♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:09
- 8☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:22
- 11♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:26
- 12☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:30
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:21
- 3☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:08
- 6♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:04
- 7☉︎ Sun02:04 – 02:59
- 8♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:50
- 10☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Monday, 3 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:39 to 08:43: 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.