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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:38
- 2☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 15:11
- 9☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:51
- 12♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:51
- 2♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 03:52
- 11☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kraków?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:25 to 06:38: 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.