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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:00
- 2♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:44
- 4☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:47
- 11☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:39
- 2♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:47
- 3☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:55
- 4♀︎ Venus20:55 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:45
- 10☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:08 to 08:00: 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.