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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:37
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:20
- 3♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:41
- 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 10:02
- 5♀︎ Venus10:02 – 11:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:23 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 14:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:48
- 10♂︎ Mars16:48 – 18:10
- 11☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:31
- 12♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:31
- 2☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 22:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:27
- 5♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 00:44
- 7♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:23 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 03:57
- 12♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:37 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 16h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 7h 44m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:37 to 05:59: 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.