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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:22
- 3♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:30
- 4☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:53
- 7☽︎ Moon13:53 – 15:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 16:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:17
- 10♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:24
- 11☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:32
- 12♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:32
- 2☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:09
- 5♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:02
- 6☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:54
- 7♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:39
- 9☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:16
- 12♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:07 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.