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, 24 November 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 15:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:10
- 2☽︎ Moon08:10 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 12:52
- 9☽︎ Moon12:52 – 13:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:32 – 14:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 14:52
- 12♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:52
- 2♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:32
- 4☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 22:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:32
- 7♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 24 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 15:32: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 15h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:10: 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.