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 Friday, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:32
- 3☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:22
- 8♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:19
- 10☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:15
- 2☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:17
- 3♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:21
- 5☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:27
- 8♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:29
- 9☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:31
- 10♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:35
- 12☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:35 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.