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, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 08:57
- 3♂︎ Mars08:57 – 10:09
- 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 15:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 16:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:26
- 10♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:38
- 11☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:51
- 12♀︎ Venus19:51 – 21:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:51
- 2☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:13
- 5♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:00
- 6☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:47
- 7♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 04:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 05:43
- 12♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:31 to 07:44: 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.