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, 1 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:28
- 2♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:57
- 4☽︎ Moon09:57 – 11:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:41
- 7♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:11
- 9♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:40
- 11☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 21:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 21:55
- 2♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:40
- 3☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:26
- 4♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 00:57
- 6☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Sunday, 1 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:14 to 07:28: 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.