Planetary hours
in Kraków.
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 Friday, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:43
- 3☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 10:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:51
- 8♀︎ Venus13:51 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:18
- 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:59 – 20:45
- 2☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:09
- 9☉︎ Sun02:09 – 02:55
- 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:28
- 12☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kraków?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:16 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.