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, 9 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 15:03
- 9☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:50
- 12♂︎ Mars18:50 – 20:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:06 – 20:50
- 2♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:31
- 11☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 9 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 8h 54m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:58 to 06:14: 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.