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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 09:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:48
- 7☉︎ Sun12:48 – 14:03
- 8♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:33
- 10☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 19:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:04
- 2☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:49
- 3♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:04
- 10♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:35
- 12☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:18 to 06:33: 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.