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, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:33
- 4♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:39
- 5☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:45
- 6♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:57
- 8☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:14
- 11♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:20
- 12☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:14
- 3☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:57
- 6♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:51
- 7☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:46
- 8♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:34
- 10☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:16 to 08:22: 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.