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, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:01 – 08:06
- 2♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:33
- 7♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:39
- 8☉︎ Sun14:39 – 15:44
- 9♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 17:55
- 11☽︎ Moon17:55 – 19:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:00
- 2♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:55
- 3☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:50
- 4♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:39
- 6☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:18
- 10☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:01 to 08:06: 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.