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 Tuesday, 3 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:30
- 2☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:44
- 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:55
- 8♂︎ Mars14:55 – 16:10
- 9☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:24
- 10♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:52
- 12☽︎ Moon19:52 – 21:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 21:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:38
- 3♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:24
- 4☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:10
- 5♀︎ Venus00:10 – 00:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 01:42
- 7☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:00
- 10♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:46
- 11☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:31
- 12♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Tuesday, 3 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:16 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.