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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 09:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:15
- 9☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:56
- 12♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:09 – 20:56
- 2♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:29
- 4☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:54
- 11☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:39: 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.