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 Sunday, 19 May 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:20
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:42
- 2♀︎ Venus05:42 – 07:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:23
- 4☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 11:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 15:05
- 9♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:45
- 11☽︎ Moon17:45 – 19:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:06
- 2♂︎ Mars21:06 – 21:45
- 3☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:42
- 9♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:22
- 10☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:01
- 11♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Sunday, 19 May 2024, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 16h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:20, lasts 7h 54m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:21 to 05:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.