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 Saturday, 8 July 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:11
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:12
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:58
- 3♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:21
- 4☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:45
- 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 11:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:42
- 10♂︎ Mars16:42 – 18:05
- 11☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:29
- 12♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:29
- 2☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 22:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 01:46
- 9☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 02:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:36
- 12♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Saturday, 8 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:11 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 16h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:12, lasts 7h 20m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:11 to 05:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.