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, 19 December 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:14
- 2☉︎ Sun09:14 – 09:59
- 3♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:29
- 5☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 12:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 13:43
- 8♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:28
- 9☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:13
- 10♀︎ Venus15:13 – 15:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 16:43
- 12☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:58
- 3♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:13
- 4☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:28
- 5♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:59
- 7☽︎ Moon00:59 – 02:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:44
- 10♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:59
- 11☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:14
- 12♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Tuesday, 19 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:29 to 09:14: 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.