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 July 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:43 – 06:05
- 2♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 14:15
- 8☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:37
- 9♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:20
- 11☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 21:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:42
- 2♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:20
- 3☉︎ Sun22:20 – 22:59
- 4♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 02:49
- 10☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Sunday, 18 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 16h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:43 to 06:05: 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.