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, 2 December 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 15:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 07:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 08:39
- 3♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:18
- 4☉︎ Sun09:18 – 09:57
- 5♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:16
- 7☽︎ Moon11:16 – 11:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:14
- 10♂︎ Mars13:14 – 13:54
- 11☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:33
- 12♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:33
- 2☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:36
- 5♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:56
- 6☉︎ Sun21:56 – 23:17
- 7♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:58
- 9☽︎ Moon01:58 – 03:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 06:01
- 12♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Saturday, 2 December 2028, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 15:13: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 16h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:20 to 07:59: 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.