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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:36
- 2♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:21
- 8☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:19
- 9♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:14
- 11☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:12
- 2♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:14
- 3☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:17
- 4♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:22
- 6☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:29
- 9♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:32
- 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:35
- 11♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:38 to 08:36: 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.