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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:54 – 08:04
- 2♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:56
- 7♂︎ Mars13:56 – 15:06
- 8☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:17
- 9♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:38
- 11☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 20:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:48
- 2♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:38
- 3☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:27
- 4♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:07
- 6☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:36
- 9♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:26
- 10☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:15
- 11♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:54 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.