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 August 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:12
- 2☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:52
- 12♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:08 – 20:52
- 2♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:29
- 11☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Białystok?
On Wednesday, 8 August 2029, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:56 to 06:12: 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.