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, 7 October 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:43 – 08:39
- 2☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:36
- 3♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:29
- 5☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:19
- 8♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:16
- 9☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:13
- 10♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:06
- 12☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:10
- 3♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:13
- 4☉︎ Sun22:13 – 23:17
- 5♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:23
- 7☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:34
- 10♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:37
- 11☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:41
- 12♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Tuesday, 7 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:43 to 08:39: 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.