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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:28
- 2☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:44
- 3♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 10:15
- 5☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 14:01
- 8♂︎ Mars14:01 – 15:16
- 9☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:32
- 10♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 19:02
- 12☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:47
- 3♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:32
- 4☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:17
- 5♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:00
- 10♂︎ Mars03:00 – 03:45
- 11☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:30
- 12♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kraków?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:13 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.