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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 07:56
- 3♂︎ Mars07:56 – 09:09
- 4☉︎ Sun09:09 – 10:21
- 5♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 14:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 15:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:25
- 10♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:38
- 11☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:51
- 12♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 20:51
- 2☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:22
- 9☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 03:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:57 – 04:45
- 12♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:30 to 06:43: 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.