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, 20 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:26
- 3♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:43
- 4☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 16:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:22
- 10♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:39
- 11☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:55
- 12♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 21:55
- 2☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:05
- 5♂︎ Mars00:05 – 00:48
- 6☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 03:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 20 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:53 to 07:10: 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.