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, 16 September 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:17
- 2☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:19
- 3♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:25
- 5☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:32
- 8♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:35
- 9☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:37
- 10♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:43
- 12☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:40
- 3♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:38
- 4☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:35
- 5♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:30
- 7☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:23
- 10♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:21
- 11☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:18
- 12♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Tuesday, 16 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:14 to 08:17: 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.