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 Friday, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 15:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 10:56
- 6♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:37
- 7☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:18
- 8♀︎ Venus12:18 – 12:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 13:39
- 10☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:41 – 17:01
- 2☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:20
- 3♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:58
- 5☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:55
- 8♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:12
- 12☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 15:41: the day lasts 8h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.