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, 7 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:11
- 2☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:25
- 12♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:24
- 2♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 7 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 07:11: 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.