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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 15:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:01
- 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 09:41
- 4☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:21
- 5♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 11:40
- 7☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:39
- 10♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:19
- 11☉︎ Sun14:19 – 14:59
- 12♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:59
- 2☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 21:00
- 5♂︎ Mars21:00 – 22:20
- 6☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:40
- 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 01:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:21
- 9☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 05:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:22
- 12♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 15:39: the day lasts 7h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:42 to 08:21: 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.