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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:28
- 2☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:27
- 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 18:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:18
- 12♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:18
- 2♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:44
- 4☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:46
- 11☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 15h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:11 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.