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 Tuesday, 1 April 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:18
- 2☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:23
- 3♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:31
- 5☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:44
- 8♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:48
- 9☉︎ Sun15:48 – 16:52
- 10♀︎ Venus16:52 – 17:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 19:01
- 12☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 21:56
- 3♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:52
- 4☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:47
- 5♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:39
- 7☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:25
- 10♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:21
- 11☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:17
- 12♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Tuesday, 1 April 2025, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:14 to 08:18: 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.