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, 17 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:14 – 08:31
- 3♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:49
- 4☉︎ Sun09:49 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:41
- 7☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 16:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:34
- 10♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:51
- 11☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:09
- 12♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:09
- 2☽︎ Moon22:09 – 22:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:17
- 5♂︎ Mars00:17 – 00:59
- 6☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:42
- 7♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:15
- 12♂︎ Mars05:15 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 17 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:56 to 07:14: 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.