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 Tuesday, 8 April 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:27
- 2☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:33
- 3♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:43
- 5☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:58
- 8♂︎ Mars14:58 – 16:03
- 9☉︎ Sun16:03 – 17:08
- 10♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:14 – 19:19
- 12☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:13
- 3♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:08
- 4☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:03
- 5♀︎ Venus00:03 – 00:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:52
- 7☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:36
- 10♂︎ Mars04:36 – 05:31
- 11☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:26
- 12♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Tuesday, 8 April 2025, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:22 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.