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 Wednesday, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:51
- 2☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 18:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:30
- 12♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:30
- 2♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:46
- 4☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:13
- 11☽︎ Moon03:13 – 03:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kraków?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 16h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 7h 38m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:30 to 05:51: 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.