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, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:39
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:15
- 3♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:32
- 4☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:50
- 5♀︎ Venus09:50 – 11:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 12:24
- 7☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 16:16
- 10♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:33
- 11☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:50
- 12♀︎ Venus18:50 – 20:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 20:50
- 2☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 22:58
- 5♂︎ Mars22:58 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:23
- 7♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 01:48
- 9☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 03:56
- 12♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:39, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:41 to 05:58: 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.