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, 2 December 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 15:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:01
- 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 09:39
- 4☉︎ Sun09:39 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 10:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 11:34
- 7☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 12:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:29
- 10♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:08
- 11☉︎ Sun14:08 – 14:46
- 12♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:46
- 2☽︎ Moon16:46 – 18:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:51
- 5♂︎ Mars20:51 – 22:13
- 6☉︎ Sun22:13 – 23:35
- 7♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 02:19
- 9☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 05:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:24
- 12♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Saturday, 2 December 2028, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 15:24: the day lasts 7h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 16h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:44 to 08:23: 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.
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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.