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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 21:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:16
- 2♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 11:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:41
- 7♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:59
- 8☉︎ Sun14:59 – 16:16
- 9♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:50
- 11☽︎ Moon18:50 – 20:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:07
- 2♂︎ Mars22:07 – 22:50
- 3☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:33
- 4♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 00:59
- 6☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:08
- 9♂︎ Mars03:08 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 21:24: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 8h 35m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:59 to 07:16: 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.