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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 15:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:22
- 2☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:34
- 7♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 12:51
- 9☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 14:46
- 12♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:46
- 2♀︎ Venus16:46 – 18:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:30
- 4☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 22:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:35
- 7♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 05:02
- 11☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 15:25: the day lasts 7h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 16h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:44 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.