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, 1 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:15
- 2♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:53
- 4☽︎ Moon08:53 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:51
- 7♂︎ Mars12:51 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:29
- 9♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 18:07
- 11☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:45 – 21:26
- 2♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:07
- 3☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:48
- 4♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:11
- 6☽︎ Moon00:11 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:36
- 11♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Sunday, 1 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 15h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 8h 13m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:56 to 06:15: 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.