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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:56
- 2☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 14:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:31
- 9☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:37
- 12♂︎ Mars19:37 – 21:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:38
- 2♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 22:53
- 4☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:03
- 9♀︎ Venus02:03 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:19
- 11☽︎ Moon03:19 – 03:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 04:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 16h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 7h 35m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:34 to 05:56: 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.