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, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:40
- 3☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:36
- 8♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:11
- 10☽︎ Moon15:11 – 15:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:45
- 2☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:58
- 3♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:23
- 5☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 02:01
- 8♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:13
- 9☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:26
- 10♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:51
- 12☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:05 to 08:52: 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.