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 Sunday, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:50
- 4☽︎ Moon08:50 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 14:09
- 8☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:28
- 9♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 18:07
- 11☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:27
- 2♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:07
- 3☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:48
- 4♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 15h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 8h 06m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:52 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.