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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:50
- 3☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:19
- 7☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:12
- 8♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:57
- 10☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:41
- 2☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:49
- 3♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 23:05
- 5☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:43
- 10♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:59
- 12☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:05 to 08:57: 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.