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 Saturday, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:39
- 3♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:59
- 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 10:19
- 5♀︎ Venus10:19 – 11:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:57
- 10♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:17
- 11☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:37
- 12♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:37
- 2☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 22:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:37
- 5♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:17
- 6☉︎ Sun00:17 – 00:57
- 7♀︎ Venus00:57 – 01:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:18
- 9☽︎ Moon02:18 – 02:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:18
- 12♂︎ Mars04:18 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szczecin?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 15h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 8h 02m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:00 to 06:20: 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.