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, 31 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 06:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:19
- 3♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:37
- 4☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:56
- 5♀︎ Venus09:56 – 11:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 15:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:28
- 10♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:47
- 11☉︎ Sun17:47 – 19:05
- 12♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:05
- 2☽︎ Moon21:05 – 21:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:10
- 5♂︎ Mars23:10 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:34
- 7♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:15 – 01:57
- 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 04:02
- 12♂︎ Mars04:02 – 04:43
Other cities · Poland
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Saturday, 31 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 8h 20m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:42 to 06:00: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.