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, 4 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:06
- 2☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:59
- 12♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:17 – 20:59
- 2♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:24
- 11☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 4 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:48 to 06:06: 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.