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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 19:05
- 12♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:05
- 2♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:39
- 7♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:30
- 11☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:57 to 06:14: 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.