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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:13
- 3☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:51
- 8♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:06
- 10☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:22
- 2☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 22:59
- 5☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:58 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.