Planetary hours
in Szczecin.
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, 17 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 15:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 08:50
- 2☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:12
- 9☽︎ Moon13:12 – 13:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:05
- 12♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:42 – 17:05
- 2♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:50
- 4☽︎ Moon19:50 – 21:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szczecin?
On Wednesday, 17 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 15:42: the day lasts 7h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 16h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:12 to 08:50: 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.