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 Thursday, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:41
- 2♂︎ Mars07:41 – 08:53
- 3☉︎ Sun08:53 – 10:05
- 4♀︎ Venus10:05 – 11:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 12:28
- 6☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 16:03
- 9♂︎ Mars16:03 – 17:15
- 10☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:27
- 11♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:15
- 4♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:04
- 5☉︎ Sun00:04 – 00:52
- 6♀︎ Venus00:52 – 01:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:29
- 8☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 04:54
- 11♂︎ Mars04:54 – 05:42
- 12☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:29 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.