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, 13 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:32
- 3♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:47
- 4☉︎ Sun09:47 – 11:02
- 5♀︎ Venus11:02 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 16:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:18
- 10♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:33
- 11☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:48
- 12♀︎ Venus19:48 – 21:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:48
- 2☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:02
- 5♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:47
- 6☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 03:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:15
- 12♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 13 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:01 to 07:16: 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.