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, 23 October 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:05
- 4♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:58
- 5☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:52
- 6♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:38
- 8☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:18
- 11♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:11
- 12☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:05
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:18
- 3☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:39
- 6♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:46
- 7☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:52
- 8♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 05:06
- 10☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Monday, 23 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:25 to 09:18: 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.