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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:10
- 2☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 10:03
- 5♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 19:07
- 12♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:07
- 2♀︎ Venus21:07 – 21:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:26
- 11☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Łódź?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 15h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 8h 25m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:52 to 06:10: 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.