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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:54
- 4☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 15:57
- 11☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:49
- 2♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:57
- 3☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:05
- 4♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:04
- 11♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:19 to 08:11: 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.