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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 06:09
- 2♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:25
- 3☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:42
- 4♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:16
- 6☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 15:06
- 9♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:22
- 10☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:39
- 11♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:12 – 20:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:23
- 4♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:06
- 5☉︎ Sun23:06 – 23:50
- 6♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:16
- 8☽︎ Moon01:16 – 02:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:27
- 11♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:10
- 12☉︎ Sun04:10 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:52 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.