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 Saturday, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 15:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 08:57
- 3♂︎ Mars08:57 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 10:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:33
- 7☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 12:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:31
- 10♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:10
- 11☉︎ Sun14:10 – 14:49
- 12♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:49
- 2☽︎ Moon16:49 – 18:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:52
- 5♂︎ Mars20:52 – 22:12
- 6☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:33
- 7♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 15:28: the day lasts 7h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 16h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:39 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.