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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:17
- 9♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:01
- 11☽︎ Moon16:01 – 16:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:53
- 2♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:01
- 3☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:25
- 6☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:05
- 11♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:19 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.