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 Wednesday, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:59
- 5♂︎ Mars10:59 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:32
- 7♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 16:05
- 9☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:55
- 12♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:11 – 21:54
- 2♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:21
- 4☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 00:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:32
- 7♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.