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 Sunday, 24 December 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 15:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:42
- 2♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 09:55
- 4☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:21
- 8☉︎ Sun12:21 – 12:58
- 9♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:11
- 11☽︎ Moon14:11 – 14:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:48
- 2♂︎ Mars16:48 – 18:11
- 3☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:34
- 4♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 22:21
- 6☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Sunday, 24 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 15:24: the day lasts 7h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 16h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:05 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.