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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:45
- 12♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:45
- 2♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:57
- 11☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kraków?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:11 to 08:03: 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.