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, 8 July 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 07:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:26
- 3♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:45
- 4☉︎ Sun09:45 – 11:03
- 5♀︎ Venus11:03 – 12:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:40
- 7☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 16:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:36
- 10♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:55
- 11☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:14
- 12♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:14
- 2☽︎ Moon22:14 – 22:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:18
- 5♂︎ Mars00:18 – 00:59
- 6☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:41
- 7♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:04
- 9☽︎ Moon03:04 – 03:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:08
- 12♂︎ Mars05:08 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Saturday, 8 July 2028, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:49 to 07:07: 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.