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 Tuesday, 24 December 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 15:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:18
- 2☉︎ Sun08:18 – 08:56
- 3♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:11
- 5☽︎ Moon10:11 – 10:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:04
- 8♂︎ Mars12:04 – 12:42
- 9☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:20
- 10♀︎ Venus13:20 – 13:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:35
- 12☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:58
- 3♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:20
- 4☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:42
- 5♀︎ Venus20:42 – 22:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:27
- 7☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:34
- 10♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:56
- 11☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:18
- 12♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Tuesday, 24 December 2024, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 15:13: the day lasts 7h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 16h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:40 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.