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, 26 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 07:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:20
- 3☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:19
- 6♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:38
- 7☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:58
- 8♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:37
- 10☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 20:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:16
- 2☉︎ Sun22:16 – 22:57
- 3♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:18
- 5☽︎ Moon00:18 – 00:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:19
- 8♂︎ Mars02:19 – 02:59
- 9☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:01
- 12☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 26 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 15h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 8h 05m: twelve night hours of 40 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.