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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:44
- 3♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:38
- 4☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:32
- 5♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:20
- 7☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:02
- 10♂︎ Mars16:02 – 16:56
- 11☉︎ Sun16:56 – 17:50
- 12♀︎ Venus17:50 – 18:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:50
- 2☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 22:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:15
- 6☉︎ Sun00:15 – 01:21
- 7♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:33
- 9☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 06:52
- 12♂︎ Mars06:52 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:56 to 08:50: 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.