Planetary hours
in Barcelona.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 7 of the day, until 13:26
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:17
- 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:51
- 12♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:51
- 2♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 04:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:26 to 08:17: 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.