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 Sunday, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:45 – 06:06
- 2♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:49
- 4☽︎ Moon08:49 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 14:15
- 8☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:36
- 9♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:19
- 11☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 21:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 21:41
- 2♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:19
- 3☉︎ Sun22:19 – 22:58
- 4♀︎ Venus22:58 – 23:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:15
- 6☽︎ Moon00:15 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 02:50
- 10☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:29
- 11♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 16h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 7h 44m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:45 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.