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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 15:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 18:17
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 08:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:23
- 6☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:10
- 7♀︎ Venus11:10 – 11:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:43
- 9☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:03
- 12♂︎ Mars15:03 – 15:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:50 – 17:03
- 2♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:30
- 4☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 21:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter21:57 – 23:11
- 7♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:25
- 8☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 15:50: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:17: 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.