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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:29
- 2♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:46
- 3☉︎ Sun07:46 – 09:03
- 4♀︎ Venus09:03 – 10:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:36
- 6☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 14:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:26
- 9♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:43
- 10☉︎ Sun16:43 – 18:00
- 11♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:43
- 4♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:27
- 5☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:10
- 6♀︎ Venus00:10 – 00:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:37
- 8☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 03:47
- 11♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:31
- 12☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:13 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.