Planetary hours
in Poznań.
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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 15:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:59 – 08:37
- 2♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 09:54
- 4☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:28
- 8☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:06
- 9♀︎ Venus13:06 – 13:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:23
- 11☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 17:01
- 2♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:23
- 3☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:45
- 4♀︎ Venus19:45 – 21:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:28
- 6☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:33
- 9♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:16
- 11♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Poznań?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 15:40: the day lasts 7h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 16h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:59 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.