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, 12 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:35
- 7☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:55
- 8♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:34
- 10☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 20:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:12
- 2☉︎ Sun22:12 – 22:53
- 3♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:14
- 5☽︎ Moon00:14 – 00:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 02:57
- 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 04:58
- 12☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 15h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:39 to 06:58: 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.