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 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 07:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:19
- 3☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 12:15
- 6♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:34
- 7☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:53
- 8♀︎ Venus14:53 – 16:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:31
- 10☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 20:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 21:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:08
- 2☉︎ Sun22:08 – 22:49
- 3♀︎ Venus22:49 – 23:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:12
- 5☽︎ Moon00:12 – 00:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:00
- 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 5 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 8h 14m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:41 to 07:00: 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.