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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:40
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 06:01
- 2☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 10:03
- 5♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:26
- 9☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 18:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:29
- 12♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:29
- 2♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:47
- 4☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:04
- 9♀︎ Venus02:04 – 02:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:22
- 11☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kraków?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:40 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 16h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 7h 51m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:40 to 06:01: 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.