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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:21
- 2♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:51
- 7♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:57
- 8☉︎ Sun14:57 – 16:03
- 9♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:15
- 11☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:21
- 2♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:15
- 3☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:09
- 4♀︎ Venus23:09 – 00:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:58
- 6☽︎ Moon00:58 – 01:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:40
- 9♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:34
- 10☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:28
- 11♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:15 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.