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, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 15:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:06 – 08:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:20
- 3☽︎ Moon09:20 – 09:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:12
- 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:26
- 8♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 13:41
- 10☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 14:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:55
- 2☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:18
- 3♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 21:03
- 5☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 05:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 15:32: the day lasts 7h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 16h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:06 to 08:43: 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.