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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:40
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 06:02
- 2☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 14:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:34
- 9☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:40
- 12♂︎ Mars19:40 – 21:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:40
- 2♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 22:57
- 4☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:08
- 9♀︎ Venus02:08 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:40 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 16h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 7h 40m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:40 to 06:02: 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.