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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 15:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:47
- 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:29
- 7♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 12:53
- 9☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 14:58
- 12♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:58
- 2♀︎ Venus16:58 – 18:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:35
- 4☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 22:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kraków?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 15:40: the day lasts 8h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 15h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:18 to 08:00: 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.