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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 15:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 07:59
- 2☽︎ Moon07:59 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:16
- 7♀︎ Venus11:16 – 11:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:35
- 9☽︎ Moon12:35 – 13:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 13:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:33
- 12♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:34
- 2♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:15
- 4☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 23:17
- 7♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 15:13: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:19 to 07:59: 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.