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 Tuesday, 29 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:30
- 2☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:29
- 3♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:27
- 5☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:24
- 8♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:23
- 9☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:22
- 10♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:20
- 12☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:21
- 3♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:23
- 4☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:24
- 5♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:26
- 7☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:29
- 10♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:30
- 11☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:32
- 12♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:31 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.