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 Tuesday, 16 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 15:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:19
- 2☉︎ Sun08:19 – 08:59
- 3♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:19
- 5☽︎ Moon10:19 – 10:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:19
- 8♂︎ Mars12:19 – 12:58
- 9☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:38
- 10♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 14:58
- 12☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:18
- 3♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:38
- 4☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:59
- 5♀︎ Venus20:59 – 22:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:39
- 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:40
- 10♂︎ Mars03:40 – 05:00
- 11☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:20
- 12♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:40
Other cities · Poland
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 15:38: the day lasts 7h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 16h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:40 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.