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, 1 November 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:34
- 2☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:41
- 6☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:28
- 7♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:02
- 9☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:22
- 12♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:22
- 2♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:49
- 4☽︎ Moon19:49 – 21:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 22:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:29
- 7♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 1 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 16:09: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:34: 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.