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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:18
- 3☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:35
- 6♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:07
- 8♀︎ Venus13:07 – 13:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:38
- 10☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 16:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:09
- 2☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:24
- 3♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:53
- 5☽︎ Moon21:53 – 23:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:36
- 8♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:50
- 9☉︎ Sun02:50 – 04:05
- 10♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:34
- 12☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:47 to 08:32: 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.