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, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:17
- 2☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:08
- 12♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:07
- 2♀︎ Venus21:07 – 21:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:33
- 4☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:32
- 11☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:17: 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.