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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:44
- 2♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:35
- 4☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:22
- 7♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:13
- 9♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:04
- 11☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 18:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:00
- 2♂︎ Mars20:00 – 21:05
- 3☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:09
- 4♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:31
- 9♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:40
- 11♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:48 to 08:44: 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.