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, 19 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:50
- 2☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:35
- 12♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:35
- 2♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:14
- 4☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Wednesday, 19 April 2028, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:50: 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.