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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:27
- 2♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:50
- 7♂︎ Mars12:50 – 14:06
- 8☉︎ Sun14:06 – 15:23
- 9♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:56
- 11☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:13
- 2♂︎ Mars21:13 – 21:56
- 3☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:40
- 4♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:07
- 6☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:18
- 9♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:02
- 10☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:45
- 11♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:11 to 06:27: 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.