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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 15:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 09:56
- 4☉︎ Sun09:56 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 11:51
- 7☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 13:47
- 10♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:25
- 11☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:03
- 12♀︎ Venus15:03 – 15:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 17:03
- 2☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 21:08
- 5♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:30
- 6☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:51
- 7♀︎ Venus23:51 – 01:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:35
- 9☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 05:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:39
- 12♂︎ Mars06:39 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 15:42: the day lasts 7h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:01 to 08:40: 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.