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, 10 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:11
- 3♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:17
- 4☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:24
- 5♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:37
- 7☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:57
- 10♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:04
- 11☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:10
- 12♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:10
- 2☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 22:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:50
- 5♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:43
- 6☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:36
- 7♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:23
- 9☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:02
- 12♂︎ Mars06:02 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 10 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 08:04: 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.