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 Saturday, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 06:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:28
- 3♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:47
- 4☉︎ Sun08:47 – 10:05
- 5♀︎ Venus10:05 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 14:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:37
- 10♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:56
- 11☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:14
- 12♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:14
- 2☽︎ Moon21:14 – 21:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:18
- 5♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:04
- 9☽︎ Moon02:04 – 02:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:08
- 12♂︎ Mars04:08 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:51 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.