Planetary hours
in Białystok.
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, 1 November 2023: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:35
- 5♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:22
- 6☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:10
- 7♀︎ Venus11:10 – 11:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:45
- 9☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:08
- 12♂︎ Mars15:08 – 15:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:56 – 17:09
- 2♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:34
- 4☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 23:11
- 7♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:24
- 8☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 1 November 2023, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:24 to 07:12: 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.