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 Thursday, 16 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:33
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:55
- 2♂︎ Mars05:55 – 07:18
- 3☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:41
- 4♀︎ Venus08:41 – 10:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 11:27
- 6☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 14:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:37
- 9♂︎ Mars15:37 – 17:00
- 10☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:23
- 11♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 21:10
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:10 – 21:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:01
- 4♂︎ Mars23:01 – 23:37
- 5☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:14
- 6♀︎ Venus00:14 – 00:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 01:28
- 8☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 02:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:19
- 11♂︎ Mars03:19 – 03:56
- 12☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 16h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:33, lasts 7h 23m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:31 to 05:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.