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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:32
- 11☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:44
- 2♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:32
- 3☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:20
- 4♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:56
- 11♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kraków?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:31 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.