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 Friday, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:33
- 3☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:31
- 6♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:51
- 7☉︎ Sun12:51 – 14:10
- 8♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:49
- 10☽︎ Moon16:49 – 18:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:27
- 2☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:08
- 3♀︎ Venus22:08 – 22:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:30
- 5☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:16
- 12☽︎ Moon04:16 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 15h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 10m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:55 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.