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, 12 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:59
- 2☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:46
- 7♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:33
- 12♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:33
- 2♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:14
- 4☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 12 April 2028, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 06:59: 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.