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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:55
- 3☽︎ Moon07:55 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:52
- 7☉︎ Sun12:52 – 14:06
- 8♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:34
- 10☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 19:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:03
- 2☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:49
- 3♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:21
- 5☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 03:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:26 to 06:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.