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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 11:12
- 5♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:41
- 7☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 16:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:25
- 10♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:40
- 11☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:54
- 12♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:54
- 2☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:11
- 5♂︎ Mars00:11 – 00:56
- 6☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:42
- 7♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:13
- 9☽︎ Moon03:13 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:14 to 07:28: 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.