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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:22
- 4♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:34
- 5☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:45
- 6♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:08
- 8☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:43
- 11♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:54
- 12☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:43
- 3☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:09
- 6♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:57
- 7☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:46
- 8♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:23
- 10☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:48 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.