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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:52 – 07:59
- 2♀︎ Venus07:59 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:14
- 4☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:36
- 7♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:43
- 8☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:50
- 9♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:05
- 11☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:12
- 2♂︎ Mars21:12 – 22:05
- 3☉︎ Sun22:05 – 22:58
- 4♀︎ Venus22:58 – 23:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:43
- 6☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:52 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.