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 Saturday, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:30
- 3♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:35
- 4☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:40
- 5♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:49
- 7☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 17:03
- 10♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:08
- 11☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:13
- 12♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:13
- 2☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:59
- 5♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:54
- 6☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:50
- 7♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:40
- 9☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:27
- 12♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:21 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.