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, 26 January 2030: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Warsaw).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:08
- 3♂︎ Mars09:08 – 09:50
- 4☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:33
- 5♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 12:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:05
- 10♂︎ Mars14:05 – 14:47
- 11☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:30
- 12♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:30
- 2☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 20:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 21:22
- 5♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:40
- 6☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:57
- 7♀︎ Venus23:57 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:32
- 9☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 05:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:24
- 12♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gdańsk?
On Saturday, 26 January 2030, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:43 to 08:26: 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.