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 Sunday, 20 May 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 21:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:32 – 07:46
- 2♀︎ Venus07:46 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:58
- 7♂︎ Mars13:58 – 15:12
- 8☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:26
- 9♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:55
- 11☽︎ Moon18:55 – 20:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:09
- 2♂︎ Mars22:09 – 22:55
- 3☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:41
- 4♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:12
- 6☽︎ Moon01:12 – 01:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:29
- 9♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:14
- 10☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:00
- 11♀︎ Venus05:00 – 05:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Sunday, 20 May 2029, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 21:24: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:32 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.