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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:01
- 2♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:15
- 8☉︎ Sun13:15 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:22
- 11☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 18:05
- 2♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:23
- 3☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:40
- 4♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:16
- 6☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:26
- 10☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:44
- 11♀︎ Venus05:44 – 07:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:19 to 09:01: 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.