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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:32
- 7♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:41
- 9☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 18:55
- 12♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:00 – 20:55
- 2♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:46
- 4☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:28
- 8☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:05 to 08:09: 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.