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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:48
- 3♂︎ Mars07:48 – 09:04
- 4☉︎ Sun09:04 – 10:20
- 5♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:53
- 7☽︎ Moon12:53 – 14:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:41
- 10♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:57
- 11☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:13
- 12♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:13
- 2☽︎ Moon21:13 – 21:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:25
- 5♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:09
- 6☉︎ Sun00:09 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:22
- 9☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 03:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:34
- 12♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:16 to 06:32: 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.