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 Thursday, 5 August 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 06:07
- 2♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:24
- 3☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:41
- 4♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 11:15
- 6☽︎ Moon11:15 – 12:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 15:06
- 9♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:24
- 10☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:41
- 11♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:15
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:15 – 20:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 21:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:24
- 4♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:07
- 5☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:50
- 6♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:16
- 8☽︎ Moon01:16 – 01:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 02:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:25
- 11♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:09
- 12☉︎ Sun04:09 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Thursday, 5 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:50 to 06:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.