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 Saturday, 11 November 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:13
- 3♂︎ Mars08:13 – 08:57
- 4☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:42
- 5♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:11
- 7☽︎ Moon11:11 – 11:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:24
- 10♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:08
- 11☉︎ Sun14:08 – 14:52
- 12♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:53
- 2☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:40
- 5♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:56
- 6☉︎ Sun21:56 – 23:12
- 7♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:43
- 9☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 04:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Saturday, 11 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 15:37: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:44 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.