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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:39
- 5♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:45
- 6☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:52
- 7♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:06
- 9☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:27
- 12♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:27
- 2♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:13
- 4☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:53
- 7♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:46
- 8☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:26
- 11☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:11 to 08:18: 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.