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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:04
- 2☉︎ Sun09:04 – 09:50
- 3♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:23
- 5☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 12:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:43
- 8♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:29
- 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:16
- 10♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:49
- 12☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 20:02
- 3♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:16
- 4☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:29
- 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:56
- 7☽︎ Moon00:56 – 02:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:37
- 10♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:50
- 11☉︎ Sun05:50 – 07:04
- 12♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:17 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 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.