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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:01
- 2♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:51
- 4☽︎ Moon10:51 – 11:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:46 – 12:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:36
- 7♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:26
- 9♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:16
- 11☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:11
- 2♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:16
- 3☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:21
- 4♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:47
- 9♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:52
- 10☉︎ Sun04:52 – 05:57
- 11♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:06 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.