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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:49 – 06:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:29
- 3☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 14:09
- 8♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:49
- 10☽︎ Moon16:49 – 18:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:29
- 2☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:09
- 3♀︎ Venus22:09 – 22:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:29
- 5☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:10
- 9☉︎ Sun02:10 – 02:50
- 10♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:10
- 12☽︎ Moon04:10 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 8h 02m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:49 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.