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, 25 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:55
- 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:34
- 12♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:34
- 2♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:15
- 4☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Wednesday, 25 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:45 to 06:55: 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.