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, 22 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 15:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:41
- 2☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:07
- 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 12:56
- 9☽︎ Moon12:56 – 13:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 14:46
- 12♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:46
- 2♀︎ Venus16:46 – 18:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:33
- 4☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 22:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 22 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 15:22: the day lasts 7h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 16h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:04 to 08:41: 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.