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 Sunday, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:45
- 4☽︎ Moon09:45 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:32
- 7♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 16:04
- 9♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:36
- 11☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 21:51
- 2♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:35
- 3☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:20
- 4♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:48
- 6☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:00
- 9♂︎ Mars03:00 – 03:44
- 10☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:28
- 11♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:57 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.