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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 06:04
- 2☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 10:03
- 5♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 18:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:20
- 12♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:20
- 2♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:40
- 4☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:22
- 11☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 15h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 8h 03m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:44 to 06:04: 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.