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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:02
- 2☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:44
- 3♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:09
- 5☽︎ Moon11:09 – 11:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:16
- 8♂︎ Mars13:16 – 13:59
- 9☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:41
- 10♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:06
- 12☽︎ Moon16:06 – 16:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 18:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:24
- 3♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:41
- 4☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:34
- 7☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 03:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:27
- 10♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:45
- 11☉︎ Sun05:45 – 07:03
- 12♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:20 to 09:02: 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.