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, 14 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 11:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:32
- 7☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:47
- 8♀︎ Venus14:47 – 16:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:18
- 10☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 21:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:48
- 2☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:33
- 3♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:02
- 5☽︎ Moon00:02 – 00:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:46
- 10♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 14 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:01 to 07:16: 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.