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 Friday, 12 May 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:10
- 3☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 15:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:19
- 10☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:15 – 20:56
- 2☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:38
- 3♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:00
- 5☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:04
- 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:46
- 9☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:27
- 10♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:49
- 12☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Friday, 12 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 15h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:32 to 05:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.