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 Tuesday, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:52 – 08:37
- 2☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:22
- 3♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:52
- 9☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:37
- 10♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:07
- 12☽︎ Moon16:07 – 16:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:22
- 3♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:37
- 4☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:52
- 5♀︎ Venus21:52 – 23:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:23
- 7☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:23
- 11☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:38
- 12♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:52 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.