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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 15:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:19
- 2☽︎ Moon08:19 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 12:56
- 9☽︎ Moon12:56 – 13:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 14:54
- 12♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:54
- 2♀︎ Venus16:54 – 18:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:35
- 4☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 22:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:37
- 7♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 05:00
- 11☽︎ Moon05:00 – 06:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 15:34: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:40 to 08:19: 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.