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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:38
- 3♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:34
- 4☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:22
- 7☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:06
- 11☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:02
- 12♀︎ Venus18:02 – 18:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:02
- 2☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 22:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:14
- 5♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:19
- 6☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:23
- 7♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:31
- 9☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:44
- 12♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:46 to 08:42: 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.