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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:55 – 08:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:44
- 3☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:21
- 7☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:15
- 8♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:58
- 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:10
- 5☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:27
- 8♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:33
- 9☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:51
- 12☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:55 to 08:49: 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.