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 Sunday, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:37
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:58
- 2♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 10:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:23
- 9♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 18:05
- 11☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:26
- 2♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:05
- 3☉︎ Sun22:05 – 22:44
- 4♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:02
- 6☽︎ Moon00:02 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:18
- 11♀︎ Venus03:18 – 03:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:37 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 16h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 7h 49m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:37 to 05:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.