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 Monday, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 21:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:47 – 07:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:43
- 4♂︎ Mars09:43 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:21
- 6♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:59
- 8☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:56
- 11♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:15
- 12☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 22:56
- 3☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 00:59
- 6♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:40
- 7☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:22
- 8♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:44
- 10☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 21:33: the day lasts 15h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 8h 14m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:47 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.