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, 19 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:21
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:43
- 2☽︎ Moon05:43 – 07:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 19:05
- 12♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:05
- 2♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:24
- 4☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:03
- 8☉︎ Sun01:03 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:02
- 11☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 19 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 16h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:21, lasts 7h 56m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:23 to 05:43: 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.