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, 12 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 06:06
- 2☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 10:03
- 5♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:20
- 9☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:18
- 12♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:18
- 2♀︎ Venus21:18 – 21:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:39
- 4☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:23
- 11☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 12 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 15h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:46 to 06:06: 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.