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, 25 July 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 06:06
- 2☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:33
- 9☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 22:54
- 4☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:29
- 11☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Wednesday, 25 July 2029, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 16h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 7h 50m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:45 to 06:06: 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.