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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:47
- 2☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:39
- 7♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:59
- 9☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:30
- 12♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:30
- 2♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:10
- 4☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:39
- 7♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:37 to 07:47: 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.