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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 15:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 09:47
- 5♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:29
- 6☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:12
- 7♀︎ Venus11:12 – 11:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:37
- 9☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 14:45
- 12♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:45
- 2♀︎ Venus16:45 – 18:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:20
- 4☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 23:13
- 7♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:30
- 8☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 15:27: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 07:39: 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.