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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:58
- 2♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:04
- 9♀︎ Venus15:04 – 16:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:22
- 11☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:32
- 2♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:23
- 3☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:14
- 4♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:18
- 10☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:09
- 11♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:49 to 06:58: 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.