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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:38
- 6☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:40
- 9☽︎ Moon15:40 – 17:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:42
- 12♂︎ Mars19:42 – 21:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:42
- 2♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:00
- 4☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 02:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:34
- 11☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szczecin?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 16h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 7h 49m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:54 to 06:14: 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.