Planetary hours
in Częstochowa.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 16:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 9 of the day, until 13:50
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:38
- 6☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:26
- 7♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:02
- 9☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:25
- 12♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:25
- 2♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:50
- 4☽︎ Moon19:50 – 21:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 22:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:27
- 7♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 16:13: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:40 to 07:27: 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.