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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:42
- 2☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:54
- 12♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:07 – 20:54
- 2♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:28
- 4☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:42: 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.