Planetary hours
in Katowice.
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 Tuesday, 2 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 16:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:23
- 2☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:12
- 3♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:49
- 5☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:15
- 8♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:04
- 9☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:53
- 10♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:30
- 12☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:41
- 3♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:53
- 4☉︎ Sun19:53 – 21:04
- 5♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:27
- 7☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 03:02
- 10♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:13
- 11☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:25
- 12♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Katowice?
On Tuesday, 2 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 16:19: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:35 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.