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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 06:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:30
- 3♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:50
- 4☉︎ Sun08:50 – 10:09
- 5♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 14:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:48
- 10♂︎ Mars16:48 – 18:08
- 11☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:28
- 12♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:28
- 2☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 22:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:29
- 5♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:09
- 6☉︎ Sun00:09 – 00:50
- 7♀︎ Venus00:50 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:10
- 9☽︎ Moon02:10 – 02:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:11
- 12♂︎ Mars04:11 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 15h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 04m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:50 to 06:10: 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.