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, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:45
- 7☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:56
- 8♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:18
- 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:40
- 2☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:29
- 3♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:06
- 5☽︎ Moon23:06 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 03:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:48
- 12☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:39 to 06:50: 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.