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 Sunday, 9 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 15:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:17
- 2♀︎ Venus08:17 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:34
- 7♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:13
- 8☉︎ Sun12:13 – 12:53
- 9♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:11
- 11☽︎ Moon14:11 – 14:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:50
- 2♂︎ Mars16:50 – 18:11
- 3☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:32
- 4♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 22:13
- 6☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Sunday, 9 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 15:30: the day lasts 7h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:38 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.