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 Monday, 17 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:45
- 4♂︎ Mars09:45 – 11:01
- 5☉︎ Sun11:01 – 12:16
- 6♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:48
- 8☽︎ Moon14:48 – 16:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:35
- 11♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:51
- 12☉︎ Sun19:51 – 21:07
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:07 – 21:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:35
- 3☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:48
- 6♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:32
- 7☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:16
- 8♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:44
- 10☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Monday, 17 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:57 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.