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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:50 – 06:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:43
- 4♂︎ Mars08:43 – 10:01
- 5☉︎ Sun10:01 – 11:19
- 6♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:54
- 8☽︎ Moon13:54 – 15:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:48
- 11♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:06
- 12☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:23
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 21:48
- 3☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 23:54
- 6♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:36
- 7☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:18
- 8♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 02:42
- 10☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kraków?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 8h 25m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:50 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.