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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 15:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:00
- 3☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:00
- 6♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:40
- 7☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:19
- 8♀︎ Venus12:19 – 12:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:39
- 10☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 14:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 15:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:59
- 2☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:19
- 3♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:59
- 5☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 01:00
- 8♂︎ Mars01:00 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:41
- 10♀︎ Venus03:41 – 05:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:21
- 12☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 15:38: the day lasts 7h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 16h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:41 to 08:21: 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.