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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:50
- 3♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:38
- 4☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 13:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:24
- 10♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:12
- 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 16:59
- 12♀︎ Venus16:59 – 17:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:59
- 2☽︎ Moon18:59 – 20:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:36
- 5♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:48
- 6☉︎ Sun23:48 – 01:00
- 7♀︎ Venus01:00 – 02:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:02
- 12♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:14 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.