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, 1 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:43 – 06:02
- 2♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:38
- 4☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:46
- 11☽︎ Moon17:46 – 19:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:04
- 2♂︎ Mars21:04 – 21:46
- 3☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:28
- 4♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Sunday, 1 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:43 to 06:02: 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.