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, 6 December 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 15:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:28
- 2☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:36
- 7♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 12:51
- 9☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 14:44
- 12♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:44
- 2♀︎ Venus16:44 – 18:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:07 – 19:29
- 4☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 22:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:37
- 7♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 6 December 2028, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 15:22: the day lasts 7h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 16h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:50 to 08:28: 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.