Planetary hours
in Łódź.
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, 7 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:27
- 2☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:08
- 9☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:09
- 12♂︎ Mars15:09 – 15:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:49 – 17:09
- 2♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:48
- 4☽︎ Moon19:48 – 21:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 05:07
- 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Łódź?
On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:47 to 08:27: 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.