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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:57
- 3♀︎ Venus08:57 – 10:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:18
- 5☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:49
- 8♂︎ Mars14:49 – 16:00
- 9☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:10
- 10♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:31
- 12☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:21
- 3♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:11
- 4☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:00
- 5♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:39
- 7☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 04:58
- 11☉︎ Sun04:58 – 05:48
- 12♀︎ Venus05:48 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:36 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.