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, 22 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:11
- 3♂︎ Mars09:11 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 11:59
- 7☽︎ Moon11:59 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:05
- 10♂︎ Mars14:05 – 14:47
- 11☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:30
- 12♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:29
- 2☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 20:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 21:23
- 5♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:41
- 6☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:59
- 7♀︎ Venus23:59 – 01:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:16 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 05:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:28
- 12♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bydgoszcz?
On Saturday, 22 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:47 to 08:29: 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.