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, 16 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:36
- 2♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 11:55
- 7♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:14
- 9♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:33
- 11☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 15:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:13
- 2♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:33
- 3☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:53
- 4♀︎ Venus19:53 – 21:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:15
- 11♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Sunday, 16 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 7h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 16h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:57 to 08:36: 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.