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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:28
- 12♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:28
- 2♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:58
- 9♀︎ Venus02:58 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:07
- 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szczecin?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:13 to 08:09: 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.