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 Tuesday, 31 October 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:11
- 2☉︎ Sun07:11 – 07:59
- 3♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:35
- 5☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 11:58
- 8♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:46
- 9☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:33
- 10♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:09
- 12☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 17:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:21
- 3♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:34
- 4☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:46
- 5♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:11
- 7☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:48
- 10♂︎ Mars02:48 – 04:01
- 11☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:13
- 12♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Tuesday, 31 October 2028, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:24 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.