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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:20
- 3♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:42
- 4☉︎ Sun08:42 – 10:04
- 5♀︎ Venus10:04 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 14:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:53
- 10♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:15
- 11☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:37
- 12♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:37
- 2☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 22:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:31
- 5♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:09
- 6☉︎ Sun00:09 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:04
- 9☽︎ Moon02:04 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 03:59
- 12♂︎ Mars03:59 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 16h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 7h 38m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:36 to 05:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.