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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:20
- 3♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:42
- 4☉︎ Sun08:42 – 10:05
- 5♀︎ Venus10:05 – 11:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 14:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:59
- 10♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:22
- 11☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:45
- 12♀︎ Venus19:45 – 21:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:45
- 2☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 22:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 23:37
- 5♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:14
- 6☉︎ Sun00:14 – 00:51
- 7♀︎ Venus00:51 – 01:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:06
- 9☽︎ Moon02:06 – 02:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 03:58
- 12♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 16h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 7h 28m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:34 to 05:57: 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.