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 Tuesday, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:33
- 2☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:48
- 3♀︎ Venus08:48 – 10:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 11:20
- 5☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 15:07
- 8♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:23
- 9☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:39
- 10♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 20:11
- 12☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 22:55
- 3♂︎ Mars22:55 – 23:39
- 4☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:23
- 5♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 01:52
- 7☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 04:04
- 10♂︎ Mars04:04 – 04:49
- 11☉︎ Sun04:49 – 05:33
- 12♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:17 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.