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, 5 January 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 15:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:19
- 2♀︎ Venus08:19 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 10:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:32
- 7♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:11
- 8☉︎ Sun12:11 – 12:50
- 9♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:08
- 11☽︎ Moon14:08 – 14:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:46
- 2♂︎ Mars16:46 – 18:08
- 3☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:29
- 4♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 22:11
- 6☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:57
- 11♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Sunday, 5 January 2025, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 15:25: the day lasts 7h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 16h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:40 to 08:19: 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.