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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:37
- 5♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:46
- 6☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:54
- 7♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:11
- 9☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:20
- 4☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:55
- 7♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:46
- 8☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:38
- 9♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:04 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.