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, 30 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 16:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:15 – 07:59
- 2♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:28
- 4☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:40
- 7♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:25
- 8☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:09
- 9♀︎ Venus13:09 – 13:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:37
- 11☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:22
- 2♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:37
- 3☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:53
- 4♀︎ Venus19:53 – 21:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:24
- 6☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:42
- 11♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Sunday, 30 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 16:06: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:15 to 07:59: 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.