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 Friday, 8 August 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:53 – 08:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:14
- 3☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:46
- 6♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:56
- 7☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:07
- 8♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:28
- 10☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:49 – 20:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:59 – 21:49
- 2☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:38
- 3♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:18
- 5☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:46
- 8♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:25
- 10♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:04
- 12☽︎ Moon06:04 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Friday, 8 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:53 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.