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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 15:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:03 – 08:40
- 2♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 09:53
- 4☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 11:42
- 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:19
- 8☉︎ Sun12:19 – 12:55
- 9♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:09
- 11☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:45
- 2♂︎ Mars16:45 – 18:09
- 3☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:32
- 4♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:19
- 6☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:53
- 10☉︎ Sun03:53 – 05:17
- 11♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 15:22: the day lasts 7h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 16h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:03 to 08:40: 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.