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 Sunday, 5 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:32
- 2♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:41
- 4☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:54
- 7♂︎ Mars13:54 – 14:58
- 8☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:03
- 9♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:11
- 11☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:16
- 2♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:11
- 3☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:07
- 4♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 00:58
- 6☽︎ Moon00:58 – 01:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:44
- 9♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:40
- 10☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:35
- 11♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Sunday, 5 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:28 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.