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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:58
- 4☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:41
- 7♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:10
- 9♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:39
- 11☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 21:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 21:53
- 2♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:39
- 3☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:25
- 4♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 00:56
- 6☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 03:59
- 10☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:45
- 11♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:15 to 07:29: 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.