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 July 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:12
- 2☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 14:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:28
- 9☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 18:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:26
- 12♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:26
- 2♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 22:48
- 4☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:32
- 11☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Częstochowa?
On Wednesday, 19 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 15h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 8h 08m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:52 to 06:12: 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.