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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:17
- 2♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:54
- 4☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:32
- 11☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:21
- 2♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:44
- 4♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:29 to 08:17: 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.