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, 14 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 21:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:58
- 2♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 12:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:36
- 7♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:55
- 8☉︎ Sun14:55 – 16:15
- 9♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:54
- 11☽︎ Moon18:54 – 20:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:13
- 2♂︎ Mars22:13 – 22:54
- 3☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:34
- 4♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 00:55
- 6☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:18
- 11♀︎ Venus04:18 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 14 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 21:33: the day lasts 15h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 8h 06m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.