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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:54
- 3♂︎ Mars08:54 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:39
- 7☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 16:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:13
- 10♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:25
- 11☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:36
- 12♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:36
- 2☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:02
- 5♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:51
- 6☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:40
- 7♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:18
- 9☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 05:44
- 12♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:32 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.