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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:23
- 2☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:39
- 5♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:45
- 6☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:50
- 7♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:01
- 9☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:17
- 12♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:17
- 2♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:51
- 7♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:45
- 8☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:40
- 9♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:30
- 11☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:18 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 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.