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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 15:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:43
- 2☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 09:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:10
- 9☽︎ Moon13:10 – 13:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:04
- 12♂︎ Mars15:04 – 15:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:43 – 17:04
- 2♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:48
- 4☽︎ Moon19:48 – 21:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szczecin?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 15:43: the day lasts 7h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 16h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:04 to 08:43: 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.