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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:17
- 2♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:54
- 4☽︎ Moon08:54 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:51
- 7♂︎ Mars12:51 – 14:09
- 8☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:28
- 9♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 18:05
- 11☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:24
- 2♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:06
- 3☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:47
- 4♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 00:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:37
- 11♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 15h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:58 to 06:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.