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 Wednesday, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:40
- 7♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 16:04
- 9☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:40
- 12♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:40
- 2♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:16
- 4☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:41
- 7♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:53
- 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.