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 Friday, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:38
- 3☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:43
- 6♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:45
- 7☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:46
- 8♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:50
- 10☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 19:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:54
- 2☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:52
- 3♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:48
- 5☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:43
- 8♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:42
- 9☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:40
- 10♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:37
- 12☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:34 to 08:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.