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, 3 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:47 – 06:05
- 2♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:43
- 11☽︎ Moon17:43 – 19:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:00
- 2♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:43
- 3☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:24
- 11♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Sunday, 3 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:47 to 06:05: 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.