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, 8 November 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 15:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:24
- 2☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 08:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:40
- 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:25
- 6☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:10
- 7♀︎ Venus11:10 – 11:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:41
- 9☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 14:57
- 12♂︎ Mars14:57 – 15:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:57
- 2♀︎ Venus16:57 – 18:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:27
- 4☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 23:11
- 7♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:26
- 8☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:41
- 9♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 8 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 15:42: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:39 to 07:24: 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.