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 Saturday, 4 November 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 16:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:25
- 3♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:11
- 4☉︎ Sun09:11 – 09:56
- 5♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:28
- 7☽︎ Moon11:28 – 12:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:45
- 10♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:31
- 11☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:17
- 12♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:17
- 2☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 21:00
- 5♂︎ Mars21:00 – 22:15
- 6☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:29
- 7♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:58
- 9☽︎ Moon01:58 – 03:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 04:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:41
- 12♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:55
Other cities · Poland
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Saturday, 4 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 16:03: the day lasts 9h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.