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, 16 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:47
- 4☽︎ Moon08:47 – 10:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:15
- 9♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:51
- 11☽︎ Moon17:51 – 19:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:09
- 2♂︎ Mars21:09 – 21:51
- 3☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:33
- 4♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:03
- 9♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:45
- 10☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Sunday, 16 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 15h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 25m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:53 to 06:11: 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.