Planetary hours
in Bydgoszcz.
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, 9 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:34
- 3☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:27
- 6♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:44
- 7☉︎ Sun12:44 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:37
- 10☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:12
- 2☉︎ Sun21:12 – 21:55
- 3♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 02:50
- 10♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:15
- 12☽︎ Moon04:15 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Friday, 9 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:59 to 06:16: 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.