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, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:16
- 3♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:24
- 5♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:31
- 7☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:42
- 10♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:46
- 11☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:50
- 12♀︎ Venus18:50 – 19:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:50
- 2☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:39
- 5♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:14
- 12♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:09 to 08:13: 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.