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 Tuesday, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:33
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:55
- 2☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:17
- 3♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:59
- 5☽︎ Moon09:59 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 14:03
- 8♂︎ Mars14:03 – 15:25
- 9☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:46
- 10♀︎ Venus16:46 – 18:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:07 – 19:28
- 12☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 21:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:07
- 3♂︎ Mars22:07 – 22:45
- 4☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:24
- 5♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 01:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:37
- 10♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:15
- 11☉︎ Sun03:15 – 03:54
- 12♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 16h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:33, lasts 7h 43m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:34 to 05:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.