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, 23 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 16:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:11
- 3☽︎ Moon09:11 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:15
- 6♂︎ Mars11:15 – 11:57
- 7☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:39
- 8♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:02
- 10☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:25
- 2☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:43
- 3♀︎ Venus18:43 – 20:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:20
- 5☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 01:15
- 8♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:33
- 9☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 05:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:28
- 12☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 16:06: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 15h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:48 to 08:29: 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.