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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 10:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:40
- 7☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:51
- 8♀︎ Venus14:51 – 16:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:14
- 10☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:37
- 2☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:26
- 3♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:03
- 5☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:18
- 9☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:06
- 10♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:43
- 12☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:31 to 07:42: 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.