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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:04
- 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:47
- 5♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:41
- 6☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:07
- 12♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:07
- 2♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:18
- 4☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:36
- 7♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:42
- 8☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:47
- 9♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:59
- 11☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:09 to 09:04: 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.