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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 16:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 07:53
- 2☽︎ Moon07:53 – 08:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:41
- 7♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:12
- 9☽︎ Moon13:12 – 13:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:29
- 12♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:14 – 17:28
- 2♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:57
- 4☽︎ Moon19:57 – 21:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:40
- 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 16:14: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 07:53: 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.