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, 15 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:47
- 3♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:16
- 5♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 14:58
- 10♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:43
- 11☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:27
- 12♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:27
- 2☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 22:14
- 5♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:29
- 6☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 02:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 07:02
- 12♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 15 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 15h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:18 to 09:02: 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.