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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:02
- 2☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:48
- 9☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:07
- 12♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:07
- 2♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:55
- 4☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:23
- 9♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 08:02: 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.