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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:55
- 3♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:50
- 4☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:46
- 5♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:36
- 7☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:21
- 10♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:17
- 11☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:12
- 12♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:12
- 2☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:27
- 5♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:32
- 6☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:36
- 7♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:46
- 9☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 07:01
- 12♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:05 to 09:00: 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.