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, 1 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 15:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 07:57
- 2☽︎ Moon07:57 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:16
- 7♀︎ Venus11:16 – 11:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury11:55 – 12:35
- 9☽︎ Moon12:35 – 13:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 13:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:34
- 12♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:34
- 2♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:15
- 4☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 23:16
- 7♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 1 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 15:14: the day lasts 7h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 07:57: 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.