Planetary hours
in Besançon.
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 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 7 of the day, until 13:08
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:57
- 9☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:25
- 12♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:25
- 2♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:47
- 4☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:23 to 08:12: 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.