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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 08:02
- 2♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:13
- 3☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:24
- 4♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:45
- 6☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 15:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:18
- 9♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:29
- 10☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:40
- 11♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:02
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:02 – 21:51
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:30
- 4♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:19
- 5☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:08
- 6♀︎ Venus01:08 – 01:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 02:46
- 8☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:13
- 11♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:03
- 12☉︎ Sun06:03 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:51 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.