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 Sunday, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:22
- 2♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 11:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:32
- 7♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:46
- 8☉︎ Sun14:46 – 16:01
- 9♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:29
- 11☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:43
- 2♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:28
- 3☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:14
- 4♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:46
- 6☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:35
- 11♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:08 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.