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 Wednesday, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:01
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:01
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 05:25
- 2☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 08:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:40
- 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 15:19
- 9☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 18:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:33
- 12♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:33
- 2♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:44
- 4☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 02:51
- 11☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:01 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 16h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:01, lasts 7h 03m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:01 to 05:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.