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 Sunday, 3 December 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 15:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:17
- 7♂︎ Mars11:17 – 11:56
- 8☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:35
- 9♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 13:54
- 11☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:33
- 2♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:54
- 3☉︎ Sun17:54 – 19:15
- 4♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:56
- 6☽︎ Moon21:56 – 23:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:41
- 11♀︎ Venus04:41 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Sunday, 3 December 2028, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 15:12: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 16h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:21 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.