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 Sunday, 9 July 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:12
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:13
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:36
- 2♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:22
- 4☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 15:18
- 9♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 18:05
- 11☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:28
- 2♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:05
- 3☉︎ Sun22:05 – 22:42
- 4♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:46
- 9♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:23
- 10☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:00
- 11♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Sunday, 9 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:12 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 16h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:13, lasts 7h 22m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:12 to 05:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.