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, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 16:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:31
- 2☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:19
- 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 14:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:22
- 12♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:03 – 17:22
- 2♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:59
- 4☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:56
- 7♂︎ Mars23:56 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 16:03: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:50 to 08:31: 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.