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 Saturday, 8 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:41
- 3♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:46
- 4☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:52
- 5♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 14:03
- 7☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:20
- 10♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:25
- 11☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:31
- 12♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:31
- 2☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:08
- 6☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:02
- 7♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:51
- 9☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:34
- 12♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 8 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:30 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.