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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:14
- 2☽︎ Moon08:14 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:33
- 9☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:49
- 12♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:49
- 2♀︎ Venus17:49 – 19:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:18
- 4☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:58
- 11☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:14: 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.