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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:12 – 08:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:37
- 3☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:29
- 7☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 13:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:37
- 10☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:45 – 18:02
- 2☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:20
- 3♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:54
- 5☽︎ Moon21:54 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:46
- 8♂︎ Mars01:46 – 03:04
- 9☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:56
- 12☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 8h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:12 to 08:55: 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.