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 Tuesday, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:51
- 2☉︎ Sun06:51 – 08:02
- 3♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:58
- 8♂︎ Mars13:58 – 15:09
- 9☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:20
- 10♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:42
- 12☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 20:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:31
- 3♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:20
- 4☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:09
- 5♀︎ Venus23:09 – 23:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:47
- 7☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:14
- 10♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:03
- 11☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:52
- 12♀︎ Venus04:52 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:40 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.