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 Wednesday, 4 April 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:42
- 2☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 13:00
- 6☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:04
- 7♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:13
- 9☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:27
- 12♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:27
- 2♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:17
- 4☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:03
- 7♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:59
- 8☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:45
- 11☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Wednesday, 4 April 2029, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:37 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.