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 Saturday, 25 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:37
- 3♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:42
- 7☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 16:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:30
- 10♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:46
- 11☉︎ Sun18:46 – 20:02
- 12♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:02
- 2☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 00:58
- 6☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:42
- 7♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 25 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:05 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.