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, 8 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 15:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:18
- 7♀︎ Venus11:18 – 11:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:36
- 9☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 13:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:31
- 12♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:32
- 2♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 19:15
- 4☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 23:19
- 7♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:41
- 8☉︎ Sun00:41 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:45
- 11☽︎ Moon04:45 – 06:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 15:10: the day lasts 7h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 16h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:27 to 08:05: 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.