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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:26
- 2♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:53
- 9♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:27
- 11☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:27
- 3☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:40
- 4♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 04:01
- 10☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:14
- 11♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:39 to 08:26: 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.