Planetary hours
in Katowice.
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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 16:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:32
- 2♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:27
- 7♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:14
- 8☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:01
- 9♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:35
- 11☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:22
- 2♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:35
- 3☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:48
- 4♀︎ Venus19:48 – 21:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:14
- 6☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:21
- 11♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Katowice?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 16:08: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:45 to 07:32: 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.