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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:41
- 3♂︎ Mars07:41 – 08:59
- 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 10:17
- 5♀︎ Venus10:17 – 11:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:53
- 7☽︎ Moon12:53 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:48
- 10♂︎ Mars16:48 – 18:06
- 11☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:24
- 12♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:24
- 2☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 22:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:30
- 5♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:18
- 9☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:24
- 12♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 8h 24m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:04 to 06:23: 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.