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 Tuesday, 23 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:15
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:37
- 2☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:59
- 3♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:41
- 5☽︎ Moon09:41 – 11:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:45
- 8♂︎ Mars13:45 – 15:07
- 9☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:28
- 10♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 19:11
- 12☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:28
- 4☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:06
- 5♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:24
- 7☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:19
- 10♂︎ Mars02:19 – 02:58
- 11☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:36
- 12♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Tuesday, 23 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 16h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:15, lasts 7h 43m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:16 to 05:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.