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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:41
- 3☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:50
- 7☉︎ Sun12:50 – 14:07
- 8♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:42
- 10☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:16
- 2☉︎ Sun21:16 – 21:59
- 3♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:25
- 5☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:17
- 9☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:00
- 10♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:26
- 12☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 8h 36m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:07 to 06:24: 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.