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, 10 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:34
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:54
- 2☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 15:00
- 9☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:54
- 12♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:12 – 20:54
- 2♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:17
- 4☽︎ Moon22:17 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:47
- 9♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:10
- 11☽︎ Moon03:10 – 03:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 10 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 15h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:34, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:36 to 05:54: 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.