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 Saturday, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 09:02
- 3♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:13
- 4☉︎ Sun10:13 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 16:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:22
- 10♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:34
- 11☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:45
- 12♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:45
- 2☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:10
- 5♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:59
- 6☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:47
- 7♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:24
- 9☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:49
- 12♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:39 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.