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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:03
- 2☉︎ Sun09:03 – 09:57
- 3♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:46
- 5☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:30
- 8♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:24
- 9☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:19
- 10♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:08
- 12☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 21:14
- 3♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:19
- 4☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:25
- 5♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:36
- 7☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:53
- 10♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:58
- 11☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:04
- 12♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:08 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.