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 Friday, 8 August 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:43
- 3☽︎ Moon07:43 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:50
- 7☉︎ Sun12:50 – 14:07
- 8♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:40
- 10☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:14
- 2☉︎ Sun21:14 – 21:57
- 3♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:24
- 5☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 00:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:28
- 12☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Friday, 8 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.