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 Saturday, 27 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:31
- 3♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:33
- 4☉︎ Sun09:33 – 10:36
- 5♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:41
- 7☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:49
- 10♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:52
- 11☉︎ Sun16:52 – 17:55
- 12♀︎ Venus17:55 – 18:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:57 – 19:55
- 2☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 21:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:46
- 5♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:40
- 7♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:26
- 12♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 27 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:25 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.