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 Saturday, 20 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 06:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:25
- 3♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:43
- 4☉︎ Sun08:43 – 10:02
- 5♀︎ Venus10:02 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 15:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:37
- 10♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:56
- 11☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:14
- 12♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:14
- 2☽︎ Moon21:14 – 21:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:17
- 5♂︎ Mars23:17 – 23:58
- 6☉︎ Sun23:58 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:05
- 12♂︎ Mars04:05 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Saturday, 20 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 8h 12m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:47 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.