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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 14:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:27
- 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 18:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:24
- 12♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:24
- 2♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:46
- 4☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:34
- 11☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 15h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 14m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:55 to 06:14: 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.