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 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:30
- 11☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 20:41
- 2♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:30
- 3☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:18
- 4♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Sunday, 18 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:37 to 06:48: 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.