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 Thursday, 16 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:17
- 2♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:24
- 3☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:30
- 4♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:44
- 6☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 16:05
- 9♂︎ Mars16:05 – 17:12
- 10☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:18
- 11♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:32
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:11
- 4♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:04
- 5☉︎ Sun00:04 – 00:57
- 6♀︎ Venus00:57 – 01:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 02:43
- 8☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:22
- 11♂︎ Mars05:22 – 06:15
- 12☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Thursday, 16 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:10 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.