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, 31 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 15:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 11:46
- 7♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:06
- 9☽︎ Moon13:06 – 13:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:07
- 12♂︎ Mars15:07 – 15:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:47 – 17:07
- 2♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:47
- 4☽︎ Moon19:47 – 21:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 22:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:46
- 7♂︎ Mars23:46 – 01:06
- 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 15:47: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 15h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:45 to 08:25: 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.