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 Tuesday, 12 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:54 – 06:12
- 2☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:31
- 3♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 14:03
- 8♂︎ Mars14:03 – 15:21
- 9☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:40
- 10♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:16
- 12☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 21:58
- 3♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:39
- 4☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:21
- 5♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:48
- 10♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:29
- 11☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:11
- 12♀︎ Venus04:11 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:54 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.