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, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:21
- 2♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:24
- 4☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:31
- 9♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:34
- 11☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:36 – 19:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:36
- 2♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:35
- 3☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:33
- 4♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:26
- 9♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:23
- 11♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:19 to 08:21: 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.