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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 08:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:51
- 3♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:35
- 5♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:56
- 10♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:48
- 11☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:40
- 12♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:40
- 2☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 23:04
- 5♂︎ Mars23:04 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:20
- 7♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 02:36
- 9☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 06:00
- 12♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:08
Other cities · France
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:07 to 08:59: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.