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, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:28
- 4♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:37
- 5☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:46
- 6♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:03
- 8☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:30
- 11♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:39
- 12☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:47
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:30
- 3☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:04
- 6♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:55
- 7☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:46
- 8♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:29
- 10☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:02 to 08:11: 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.