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 Sunday, 18 July 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:22
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:44
- 2♀︎ Venus05:44 – 07:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:28
- 4☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 11:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:16
- 9♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 18:00
- 11☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:21
- 2♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:00
- 3☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:38
- 4♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 01:50
- 9♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:29
- 10☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:07
- 11♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Sunday, 18 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:22 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 16h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:22 to 05:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.