Planetary hours
in Gdańsk.
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, 18 December 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 15:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 08:39
- 2☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 09:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:42
- 7♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 12:55
- 9☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 14:44
- 12♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:45
- 2♀︎ Venus16:45 – 18:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:32
- 4☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 22:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 05:16
- 11☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 18 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 15:21: the day lasts 7h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 16h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:02 to 08:39: 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.