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, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:36
- 12♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:35
- 2♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:27
- 11☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:14: 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.