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 Wednesday, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 11:06
- 5♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:19
- 6☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:33
- 7♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:59
- 9☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:38
- 12♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:38
- 2♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:12
- 4☽︎ Moon23:12 – 23:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:32
- 7♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:05
- 9♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:14 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.