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 Monday, 21 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:24
- 4♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:26
- 5☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:27
- 6♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:29
- 8☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:33
- 11♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:34
- 12☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:33
- 3☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:30
- 6♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:29
- 7☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:28
- 8♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:25
- 10☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Monday, 21 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:21 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.