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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:22
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:46
- 2☽︎ Moon05:46 – 07:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 17:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:53
- 12♂︎ Mars19:53 – 21:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:18 – 21:53
- 2♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:04
- 4☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:12
- 11☽︎ Moon03:12 – 03:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 16h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:22, lasts 7h 04m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:21 to 05:46: 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.