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, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:31
- 4♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:38
- 5☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:46
- 6♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:00
- 8☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:22
- 11♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:30
- 12☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:22
- 3☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:01
- 6♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:53
- 7☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:46
- 8♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:32
- 10☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:09 to 08:16: 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.