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 Thursday, 16 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 15:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 08:37
- 2♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:14
- 3☉︎ Sun09:14 – 09:50
- 4♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:04
- 6☽︎ Moon11:04 – 11:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 12:54
- 9♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:30
- 10☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:07
- 11♀︎ Venus14:07 – 14:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 18:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:31
- 4♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:54
- 5☉︎ Sun20:54 – 22:17
- 6♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 01:04
- 8☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 05:14
- 11♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:38
- 12☉︎ Sun06:38 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Thursday, 16 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 15:20: the day lasts 7h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 16h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:00 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.