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 Friday, 5 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:06 – 08:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:33
- 3☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 13:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:36
- 10☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:46 – 18:03
- 2☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:19
- 3♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:53
- 5☽︎ Moon21:53 – 23:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 04:17
- 10♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:50
- 12☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 5 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 8h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 15h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:06 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.