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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:22
- 3☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:46
- 6♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:54
- 7☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:02
- 8♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:18
- 10☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:34
- 2☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:26
- 3♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:10
- 5☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:46
- 8♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:31
- 10♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:06 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.