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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:48
- 3☽︎ Moon08:48 – 10:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 11:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:41
- 7☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:54
- 8♀︎ Venus14:54 – 16:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:20
- 10☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 21:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:47
- 2☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:34
- 3♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:08
- 5☽︎ Moon00:08 – 00:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:15
- 9☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:36
- 12☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:21 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.