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, 17 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 15:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 12:59
- 9☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 15:01
- 12♂︎ Mars15:01 – 15:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:42 – 17:01
- 2♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:20 – 19:39
- 4☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 22:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:36
- 7♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:53
- 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 17 January 2024, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 15:42: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:32 to 08:13: 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.