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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:30
- 5♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:11
- 7☽︎ Moon12:11 – 13:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 13:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 14:41
- 10♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:31
- 11☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:21
- 12♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:22
- 2☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:52
- 5♂︎ Mars21:52 – 23:02
- 6☉︎ Sun23:02 – 00:12
- 7♀︎ Venus00:12 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:32
- 9☽︎ Moon02:32 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 05:01
- 12♂︎ Mars05:01 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:10 to 08:00: 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.