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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:09
- 3♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:21
- 4☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:57
- 7☽︎ Moon13:57 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:32
- 10♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:44
- 11☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:56
- 12♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 21:56
- 2☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:21
- 5♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:09
- 6☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:57
- 7♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:34
- 9☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 05:59
- 12♂︎ Mars05:59 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:46 to 07:58: 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.