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 Sunday, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 15:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:42
- 2♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 09:57
- 4☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:27
- 8☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:05
- 9♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:20
- 11☽︎ Moon14:20 – 14:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:57
- 2♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:20
- 3☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:42
- 4♀︎ Venus19:42 – 21:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:27
- 6☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 15:35: the day lasts 7h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 16h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:05 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.