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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 06:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:20
- 3♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:38
- 4☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:56
- 5♀︎ Venus09:56 – 11:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 15:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:27
- 10♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:45
- 11☉︎ Sun17:45 – 19:03
- 12♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:04
- 2☽︎ Moon21:04 – 21:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:15 – 01:57
- 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:03
- 12♂︎ Mars04:03 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 8h 24m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:44 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.