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, 22 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:20
- 9☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:24
- 12♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:24
- 2♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:42 – 20:01
- 4☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:56
- 7♂︎ Mars23:56 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 22 January 2025, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:49 to 08:30: 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.