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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 15:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:26
- 2☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:05
- 3♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:22
- 5☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:18
- 8♂︎ Mars12:18 – 12:56
- 9☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:35
- 10♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 14:52
- 12☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:14
- 3♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:35
- 4☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:57
- 5♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:40
- 7☽︎ Moon23:40 – 01:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:44
- 10♂︎ Mars03:44 – 05:06
- 11☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:27
- 12♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 15:31: the day lasts 7h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 16h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:48 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.