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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 15:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:22
- 2♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:20
- 8☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:00
- 9♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:20
- 11☽︎ Moon14:20 – 14:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:59
- 2♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:20
- 3☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:40
- 4♀︎ Venus19:40 – 21:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:21
- 6☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 05:02
- 11♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Sunday, 20 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 07:43, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:42 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.