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 Saturday, 18 October 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:56
- 3♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:51
- 4☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:46
- 5♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:36
- 7☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:20
- 10♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:15
- 11☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:10
- 12♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:10
- 2☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:26
- 5♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:31
- 6☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:36
- 7♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:47
- 9☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:02
- 12♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Saturday, 18 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:06 to 09:01: 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.