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, 16 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:10
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:10
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:36
- 2☽︎ Moon05:36 – 07:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:46
- 7♀︎ Venus12:46 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:38
- 9☽︎ Moon15:38 – 17:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:56
- 12♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:22 – 21:56
- 2♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:04
- 4☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:02
- 11☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 16 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:10 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 17h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:10, lasts 6h 48m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:10 to 05:36: 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.