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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:15
- 3☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:16
- 8♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:40
- 10☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 19:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:05
- 2☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:53
- 3♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:29
- 5☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:41
- 9☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:29
- 10♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:05
- 12☽︎ Moon05:05 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szczecin?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:51 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.