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, 7 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:04
- 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:51
- 12♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:51
- 2♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:50
- 11☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:17 to 09:04: 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.