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 Friday, 30 March 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:25
- 3☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:37
- 6♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:40
- 7☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:44
- 8♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:51
- 10☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 18:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:02 – 20:59
- 2☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:55
- 3♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:47
- 5☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:35
- 8♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:32
- 9☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:28
- 10♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:20
- 12☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 30 March 2029, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:18 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.