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, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:46
- 12♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:46
- 2♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:48
- 11☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:23 to 06:36: 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.