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, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:23
- 3☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:44
- 6♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:51
- 7☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:58
- 8♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:12
- 10☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:26
- 2☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:19
- 3♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:04
- 5☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:43
- 8♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:28
- 10♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:14
- 12☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:08 to 08:15: 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.