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 Tuesday, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:23
- 2☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:28
- 3♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:39
- 5☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:56
- 8♂︎ Mars14:56 – 16:02
- 9☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:07
- 10♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:18
- 12☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:13
- 3♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:08
- 4☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:02
- 5♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:51
- 7☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:34
- 10♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:29
- 11☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:23
- 12♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:17 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.