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, 12 July 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:17
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:38
- 2☽︎ Moon05:38 – 07:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:47
- 5♂︎ Mars09:47 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:18
- 9☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 18:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:26
- 12♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:26
- 2♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:02
- 11☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 12 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 16h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:17, lasts 7h 28m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:16 to 05:38: 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.