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, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:46
- 3☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:45
- 7☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:30
- 8♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:00
- 10☽︎ Moon15:00 – 15:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:29
- 2☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:44
- 3♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 03:15
- 9☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:31
- 10♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 07:01
- 12☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:17 to 09:02: 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.