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 Tuesday, 4 April 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:41
- 2☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:46
- 3♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 11:55
- 5☽︎ Moon11:55 – 13:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 14:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 15:09
- 8♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:13
- 9☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:18
- 10♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:27
- 12☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:22
- 3♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:17
- 4☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:13
- 5♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:03
- 7☽︎ Moon02:03 – 02:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 04:49
- 10♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:45
- 11☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:40
- 12♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Tuesday, 4 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:37 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.