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, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:27
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 07:13
- 3♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:35
- 4☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:58
- 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 14:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 15:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:49
- 10♂︎ Mars16:49 – 18:11
- 11☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:34
- 12♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:34
- 2☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 22:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:26
- 5♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:04
- 6☉︎ Sun00:04 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 01:57
- 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 03:49
- 12♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 16h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:27, lasts 7h 31m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:28 to 05:51: 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.