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, 26 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:27
- 3♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:27
- 4☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:26
- 10♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:26
- 11☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:25
- 12♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:26
- 2☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:26
- 5♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:27
- 6☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:27
- 7♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:28
- 9☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:28
- 12♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:27 to 08:27: 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.