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, 23 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:40
- 2☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:42
- 6☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:43
- 7♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:44
- 9☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:46
- 12♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:46
- 2♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:45
- 4☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:43
- 7♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:41
- 11☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:39 to 08:40: 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.