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 Monday, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 10:03
- 4♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:15
- 5☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:28
- 6♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:53
- 8☽︎ Moon14:53 – 16:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:30
- 11♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:43
- 12☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:55
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:31
- 3☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:53
- 6♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:41
- 7☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:29
- 8♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:04
- 10☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:25 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.