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 Saturday, 1 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 06:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:24
- 3♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:39
- 4☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:54
- 5♀︎ Venus09:54 – 11:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:25
- 11☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:40
- 12♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:40
- 2☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 22:54
- 5♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:39
- 6☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:24
- 7♀︎ Venus00:24 – 01:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 01:53
- 9☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:07
- 12♂︎ Mars04:07 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Saturday, 1 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:54 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.