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 Monday, 25 August 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 09:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:11
- 4♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:20
- 5☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:28
- 6♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:46
- 8☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:11
- 11♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:20
- 12☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:12
- 3☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:46
- 6♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:38
- 7☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:29
- 8♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:12
- 10☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 05:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Monday, 25 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:45 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.