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 Friday, 7 April 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:42
- 3☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:58
- 6♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:03
- 7☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:09
- 8♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:19
- 10☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:30
- 2☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:24
- 3♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:13
- 5☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:57
- 8♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:52
- 9☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:46
- 10♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:35
- 12☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Friday, 7 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:32 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.