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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:03
- 2☽︎ Moon09:03 – 09:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:44
- 12♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:44
- 2♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:12
- 4☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 02:07
- 8☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:49
- 11☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 9h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:17 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 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.