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, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:11
- 3♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:17
- 4☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:34
- 7☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:51
- 10♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:56
- 11☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:02
- 12♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:02
- 2☽︎ Moon21:02 – 21:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:45
- 5♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:40
- 6☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:34
- 7♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:23
- 9☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:06
- 12♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:00 to 08:05: 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.