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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:42
- 3☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:39
- 10☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:46 – 18:04
- 2☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:22
- 3♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:57
- 5☽︎ Moon21:57 – 23:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 03:08
- 9☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:25
- 10♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 07:00
- 12☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:17 to 09:00: 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.