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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 08:45
- 2☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:06
- 5♂︎ Mars11:06 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:35
- 12♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 03:07
- 9♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:33
- 11☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:58 to 08:45: 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.