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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:50 – 06:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:45
- 4♂︎ Mars08:45 – 10:03
- 5☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:22
- 6♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:58
- 8☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:53
- 11♂︎ Mars17:53 – 19:11
- 12☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:30
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 21:53
- 3☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 23:58
- 6♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:39
- 7☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:21
- 8♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:44
- 10☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 15h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:50 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.