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, 24 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:15
- 3☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:41
- 6♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:49
- 7☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:58
- 8♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:15
- 10☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:32 – 20:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:32
- 2☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:23
- 3♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:06
- 5☽︎ Moon00:06 – 00:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:40
- 8♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:31
- 9☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:23
- 10♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:05
- 12☽︎ Moon06:05 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:58 to 08:07: 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.