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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:51
- 2☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:41
- 6☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:38
- 7♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:33
- 9☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:25
- 12♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:26
- 2♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:39
- 7♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:42
- 8☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:44
- 9♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:50
- 11☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:54 to 08:51: 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.