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 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:08
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:09
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:32
- 2♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:20
- 4☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 11:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 15:19
- 9♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 18:07
- 11☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 21:31
- 2♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:07
- 3☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:43
- 4♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:44
- 9♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:20
- 10☉︎ Sun02:20 – 02:56
- 11♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:08 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 16h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:09, lasts 7h 14m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:08 to 05:32: 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.