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, 24 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:15
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:14
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:36
- 2☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:19 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:12
- 12♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:12
- 2♀︎ Venus21:12 – 21:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:29
- 4☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 02:57
- 11☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 24 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:15 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:14, lasts 7h 40m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:15 to 05:36: 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.