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, 5 July 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:19
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:20
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:44
- 2☽︎ Moon05:44 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:40
- 9☽︎ Moon15:40 – 17:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:55
- 12♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:20 – 21:55
- 2♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:05
- 4☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:00
- 9♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:10
- 11☽︎ Moon03:10 – 03:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 5 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:19 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 17h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:20, lasts 7h 00m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:19 to 05:44: 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.