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 Monday, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:18
- 4♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:27
- 5☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:36
- 6♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:54
- 8☽︎ Moon13:54 – 15:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:21
- 11♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:30
- 12☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:21
- 3☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 23:54
- 6♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:46
- 7☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:37
- 8♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:19
- 10☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:50 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.